Six Defendants, Health Care Fraud, Kentucky 2024

Six individuals have been charged with participating in health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes in the Western District of Kentucky. The charges were announced by U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett as part of the Justice Department's 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action.

The defendants are accused of being involved in three unlawful billing schemes, one opioid theft scheme, and a doctor who allowed his staff to issue Schedule II controlled substance prescriptions in his absence.

"It does not matter if you are a trafficker in a drug cartel or a corporate executive or medical professional employed by a health care company, if you profit from the unlawful distribution of controlled substances, you will be held accountable," Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said.

The charges announced today by U.S. Attorney Bennett are part of a strategically coordinated, two-week nationwide law enforcement action that resulted in criminal charges against 193 defendants for their alleged participation in health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes that resulted in the submission of over $2.75 billion in alleged false billings.

The defendants allegedly defrauded programs entrusted for the care of the elderly and disabled to line their own pockets, and the Government, in connection with the enforcement action, seized over $231 million in cash, luxury vehicles, gold, and other assets.

The charges include:

Defendant 1: [No name provided in source]

Defendant 2: [No name provided in source]

Defendant 3: [No name provided in source]

Defendant 4: [No name provided in source]

Defendant 5: [No name provided in source]

Defendant 6: [No name provided in source]

Criminal Charges: Health care fraud and opioid abuse charges

City and State: Louisville, KY

Date: [No date provided in source]

Sentence or Outcome: To be determined

Dollar Amounts: Over $2.75 billion in alleged false billings and over $231 million in seized assets

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdky/pr/us-attorney-announces-participation-coordinated-national-health-care-fraud-0