Three active-duty military members—Cordera Hill (27, Tampa), Anthonio Miller (25, Tampa), and Rashad Barr (24, St. Petersburg)—have been indicted on federal charges tied to a sprawling kickback operation that exploited TRICARE for massive payouts on compounded medications. The indictment, unsealed in Tampa, Florida, charges all three with one count of conspiracy and nine counts of paying and offering kickbacks in connection with a federal health care benefit program. Each count carries a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. The U.S. also intends to seize proceeds traceable to the scheme.
According to the Department of Justice, the operation began in October 2014 when Hill, an active-duty U.S. Army soldier, and Miller, a U.S. Navy sailor, signed on as independent sales reps for Centurion Compounding, Inc., a marketing firm based in Wesley Chapel. Centurion specialized in pushing high-cost compounded creams—ranging from $4,000 to $17,000 per month—to TRICARE beneficiaries. The company banked on TRICARE’s willingness to reimburse these claims, funneling prescriptions to Lifecare Pharmacy and later Oldsmar Pharmacy. For every claim paid, Centurion skimmed roughly 50% of the after-cost profit and passed commissions to its sales force.
Rashad Barr, a U.S. Army reservist, acted as a patient recruiter, enlisting TRICARE beneficiaries to see doctors and obtain prescriptions for Centurion’s creams. In return, Hill, Miller, and others funneled illegal kickbacks in the form of cash, waived doctor visit co-pays, meals, travel, and entertainment—bribes designed to grease the pipeline of prescriptions. The scheme wasn’t subtle: every filled script lined their pockets through Centurion’s payout structure, turning medical care into a criminal revenue stream.
The indictment lays bare a calculated exploitation of a military health system meant to serve service members and their families. Instead, Hill, Miller, and Barr weaponized their status and connections to manipulate TRICARE into funding a fraud spree. The compounded medications—cream-based treatments for pain and scarring—were often medically unnecessary, but their sky-high reimbursements made them gold bricks in a scam built on greed and betrayal of public trust.
This case was jointly investigated by the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the FBI, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, and the DEA. The probe peeled back layers of complicity between marketers, pharmacies, and military insiders, exposing how easily federal health programs can be hijacked when oversight fails. Prosecution is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Mandy Riedel and Megan Kistler.
It’s important to note: an indictment is not a conviction. Cordera Hill, Anthonio Miller, and Rashad Barr are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. But the charges paint a damning picture—one of sworn defenders turning their backs on duty, trading honor for commissions on $17,000 cream refills. The case serves as a stark reminder that corruption doesn’t always wear a mask. Sometimes, it wears a uniform.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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