Adam Gallardo Arrendondo, a 56-year-old man from Waxahachie, Texas, has been charged with soliciting and receiving checks in exchange for referring compounding prescriptions paid for by federal programs.
Arrendondo, who was indicted by a federal grand jury in August 2018, faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine if convicted.
The investigation was led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General, the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the Department of Labor-Office of Inspector General, the Internal Revenue Service, and the United States Postal Service-Office of Inspector General.
Compounding prescriptions are medications that are tailored to the needs of individual patients and are not FDA approved.
The indictment alleges that Arrendondo solicited and received checks from a pharmacy in exchange for referring compounding prescriptions to patients covered by federal programs.
Arrendondo’s scheme allegedly resulted in the submission of false claims for payment to federal health programs.
The indictment also alleges that Arrendondo attempted to conceal his scheme by creating false documents and making false statements to investigators.
The case is being prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
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Key Facts
- State: Oklahoma
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime|White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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