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Fairfield, CT
News
Fentanyl Sales Rep Avoids Prison In Kickback Scheme
A 35-year-old woman avoided prison time for her role in an elaborate kickback scheme involving fentanyl spray prescriptions that were distributed in Connecticut. Natalie Levine of Scottsdale, Arizona, was sentenced in federal court in New Haven to five years probation for engaging in the kickback scheme, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. She was also ordered to spend the first six months in home confinement and will perform 150 hours of community service after pleading guilty to violating the anti-kickback law. Levine was employed by Arizona-based Insys Therapeutics, a company that manu…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Fairfield Generic Drug Maker Among 20 Companies, 16 Individuals Accused In Price-Fixing Scheme
A Fairfield-based generic drug manufacturer was among 20 companies accused of participating in what authorities called “one of the most egregious and damaging price-fixing conspiracies in the history of the United States.” A complaint filed by the 44 states in U.S. District Court in Connecticut also accuses 16 individuals of participating in the scheme. More than half of the drug companies and five of the individual defendants – all of whom are drug company executives responsible for sales, marketing, pricing and operations -- are from New Jersey. They include Breckenridge Pharm…
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Chestnut Ridge Generic Drug Company Accused In Price-Fixing Scheme
A generic drug company based in Chestnut Ridge and a drug sales and marketing executive from Bardonia are among those charged in what authorities called “one of the most egregious and damaging price-fixing conspiracies in the history of the United States.” A complaint filed by the 44 states in U.S. District Court in Connecticut names 20 companies and 16 individuals accused of participating in the scheme. Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., of Chestnut Ridge, and Ara Aprahamian, of Bardonia, the vice president of sales and marketing at Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A, Inc., in Hawthorn…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Mahwah Generic Drug Maker Among 20 Companies, 16 Individuals Accused In Price-Fixing Scheme
A Mahwah-based generic drug manufacturer was among 20 companies accused of participating in what authorities called “one of the most egregious and damaging price-fixing conspiracies in the history of the United States.” A complaint filed by the 44 states in U.S. District Court in Connecticut also accuses 16 individuals of participating in the scheme. More than half of the drug companies and five of the individual defendants – all of whom are drug company executives responsible for sales, marketing, pricing and operations -- are from New Jersey. They include Glenmark Pharmaceuticals I…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Doc From Morristown Falsely Prescribed Adult Diapers In Huge Billing Fraud
Two medical professionals, including a doctor who lives in New Jersey, were found guilty of helping scam tens of millions of dollars from Medicare and Medicaid in New York, authorities said. Paul Mathieu, 53, of Morristown and Brooklyn resident Hatem Behiry, 51, used three medical clinics to send false claims to the federal programs over the course of a decade beginning in 2017, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman of the Southern District of New York said. Authorities estimate the scam cost the federal government $30 million. Initially, Mathieu posed as the owner of the three clinics actua…
Fairfield, CT
News
Pharmaceutical Company To Pay $17.5M To Resolve Allegations Of Kickbacks
In a case that originated with the filing of whistleblower lawsuits in Connecticut, a pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay $17.5 million to resolve allegations of kickbacks to Medicare patients and physicians. US WorldMeds LLC, based out of Louisville, has agreed to the settlement after it was determined they were paying kickbacks to improperly induce prescriptions of its drugs, Apokyn and Myobloc, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced this week. Durham said that Congress included copay requirements in the Medicare program, in part, to encourage market forces to serve as a check on health…
Brentwood, NY
News
Former Hicksville Medical Company Co-Owner Admits To Multi-Million Dollar Fraud
A former member of the “Most Wanted List” who fled to Haiti for more than a decade has admitted to his role in a multi-million dollar health care fraud scheme on Long Island. Etienne Allonce, the former co-owner of Medical Solutions Management in Hicksville pleaded guilty in federal court this week in Central Islip to health care fraud. In September last year, Allonce was expelled from Haiti, where he had fled 11 years ago following the filing of an indictment in the Eastern District of New York charging him with billing Medicare and Medicaid for medical supplies never delivered to patients…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
'Operation Brace Yourself': Feds Smash $1B Medical Fraud Scheme Targeting Elderly, Disabled
Federal authorities charged 24 people in connection with a $1.2 billion health-care kickback scheme that used a network of foreign call centers to sell hundreds of thousands of seniors and disabled patients orthopedic braces that they didn't need -- on the government's dime. Those charged in "Operation Brace Yourself" – seven of them in New Jersey – included the CEOs, COOs and others associated with five telemedicine companies, the owners of dozens of durable medical equipment (DME) companies and three licensed medical professionals, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Some of them controll…
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
NY State Part Of $209.2M Nationwide Settlement With Walgreens Over Medicaid Fraud
Walgreens has agreed to a nationwide settlement with New York and federal lawmakers regarding allegations of fraudulent over-dispensing of insulin pens at Walgreens pharmacies. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that an agreement has been reached resolving allegations that Walgreens knowingly engaged in fraudulent conduct when it dispensed insulin pens. According to James, “when filling insulin prescriptions, Walgreens did not always adhere to the dosage outlined by the prescribing doctor, but rather dispensed insulin pens in boxes containing five pens, regardless of the pati…
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Politics
Delgado Leads Faso In Congressional Race, New Poll Shows
Democratic challenger Antonio Delgado is leading the 19th Congressional District race among older voters over incumbent U.S. Rep. John Faso, according to a new poll commissioned by AARP.The poll released by the American Association of Retired Persons found Delgado of Rhinebeck has a lead of 43 percent to 36 percent over Faso, a Republican from Kinderhook. The poll surveyed registered voters who are 50 or older and residing in the 19th Congressional District, which includes Dutchess County. The margin of error is four percentage points, meaning the race also can be considered a tossup. Faso …
Newburgh, NY
Lifestyle
Schervier Pavilion Receives High Marks For Elderly Care
For those seeking high-level elder care in Orange County, Schervier Pavilion, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, recently received a top recognition from one of the nation's premier oversight organizations. Schervier Pavilion is located on the campus of St. Anthony Community Hospital, which is also a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network. Nursing Home Compare, a resource on the Medicare website, provides each facility with a rating between one and five stars. The ratings come from a combination of health inspections, staffing and quality of resident…
Newburgh, NY
Lifestyle
Schervier Pavilion Receives High Marks For Elderly Care
For those seeking high-level elder care in Orange County, Schervier Pavilion, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, recently received a top recognition from one of the nation's premier oversight organizations. Schervier Pavilion is located on the campus of St. Anthony Community Hospital, which is also a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network. Nursing Home Compare, a resource on the Medicare website, provides each facility with a rating between one and five stars. The ratings come from a combination of health inspections, staffing and quality of resident…
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