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Cancer Genetic Testing Lab Scheme Exposed in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Kevin S. Murdock, former CEO and owner of the now-defunct laboratory Premier Medical, Inc., has agreed to a consent judgment of $27,544,460, acknowledging there is a likelihood he would be found liable in the civil action brought against him by the United States and the States of Colorado, Georgia, and South Carolina (the Governments) for violating the False Claims Act, the Georgia False Medicaid Claims Act, the Colorado Medicaid False Claims Act, and the South Carolina Medical Assistance Provider Fraud Statute.
The settlement came one day before his two-week trial was set to begin, adding to the $87 million in judgments and settlements the Governments previously obtained against the other defendants named in their suit.
On July 30, 2021, the Governments filed a Joint Complaint in Intervention against Defendants Premier Medical, Inc., Kevin S. Murdock, Michael Conroy, Freedom Medical Labs, LLC, Robert Alan Richardson, and Edward Burch for fraud, waste and abuse against the Medicaid programs of Georgia, Colorado and South Carolina.
By virtue of the default judgment against Premier Medical, the facts alleged by the Governments as to Premier Medical are taken to be true. Moreover, Murdock has acknowledged that there is a likelihood he would be found liable for violating the federal and state False Claims Acts.
The Joint Complaint in Intervention included the following facts: Premier Medical, its owner Kevin Murdock, and Michael Conroy (together, Premier Defendants), paid illegal kickbacks to Defendants Freedom Medical Labs, LLC, Robert Alan Richardson, and Edward Burch (together, Freedom Defendants), for referrals for expensive cancer genetic (CGX) testing.
Murdock, 61, of Greenville, S.C., faces a $27,544,460 consent judgment for violating the False Claims Act, the Georgia False Medicaid Claims Act, the Colorado Medicaid False Claims Act, and the South Carolina Medical Assistance Provider Fraud Statute. Defendant, City, State, Date: Kevin S. Murdock, Cancer Genetic Testing Lab Scheme, South Carolina 2025. Sentence: $27,544,460 consent judgment. Defendant’s REAL full name or legal entity name: Kevin S. Murdock. Exact criminal charges: violating the False Claims Act, the Georgia False Medicaid Claims Act, the Colorado Medicaid False Claims Act, and the South Carolina Medical Assistance Provider Fraud Statute. City and state: Columbia, South Carolina. Exact DATE: 2025. Dollar amounts: $27,544,460.
Key Facts
- State: South Carolina
- Category: Financial Crimes|White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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