Seven Charged in Alleged $110M Compounding Scheme

Three marketers, one physician, two office workers and the owner of a compounding pharmacy were accused of carrying out a kickback scheme that billed the federal workers’ compensation program, private insurers and employers at least $110 million in false and fraudulent claims, federal prosecutors in Texas said. The federal comp program, as well as the federal health care program for military members and Medicare, paid a combined $55 million for prescription drugs and other items procured through kickbacks, according to the grand jury indictment filed June 15 with the federal court ...