Federal Comp Cream Scheme Probe Widens; New Charges Added to 2017 Indictment

Federal prosecutors in Texas announced the arrests of 58 physicians, pharmacists and associates for an allegedly long-running scheme to defraud the federal workers' compensation program and other insurers out of more than $66 million. The arrests all across Texas represent the latest round in a 12-year crackdown by federal authorities against what they call “pill mills,” many of which also produced high-priced compounded creams for injured federal workers. “As we continue to dedicate resources to battle health care and opioid fraud schemes in Texas and elsewhere, we are...