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Woman stole $8.2M worth of HIV meds from N.J. veterans hospital, feds say
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
A former pharmacy technician was arrested Wednesday after allegedly stealing approximately $8.2 million worth of prescription HIV medications from a New Jersey veterans hospital where she worked, federal authorities said.
Lisa M. Hoffman, 48, of Orange, faces a charge of theft of medical products, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Jersey. She was scheduled for an initial court appearance via videoconference.
Hoffman allegedly stole the drugs from the outpatient pharmacy of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in East Orange between August 2017 and November 2019, according to court documents. She sold the medications to an associate, Wagner “Wanny” Checonolasco, who resold the pilfered drugs to others, authorities alleged.
A former Veterans Affairs pharmacy technician allegedly stole $8.2 million in HIV medication and sold it to an associate for cash, federal authorities charged Wednesday.
Surveillance video allegedly captured Lisa M. Hoffman, 48, of Orange regularly taking dozens of medicine bottles from the shelves of the federal Veterans Affairs Medical Center s outpatient pharmacy in East Orange between August 2017 and November 2019, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig said in a statement.
Hoffman then allegedly took the medication to her associate, Wagner Checonolasco, 33, of Lyndhurst, and sold it for cash. Checonolasco then resold it to others, Honig said.
Authorities charged Hoffman with theft of medical products, which is punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a fine of at least $1 million.
N.J. cardiologist admits writing prescriptions illegally for 8,600 oxycodone pills
Updated Mar 09, 2021;
A 59-year-old cardiologist from Somerset County admitted he illegally prescribed more than 8,600 oxycodone pills for a patient and the patient’s wife, authorities said.
Raymond Catania, of Warren, faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced July 14, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Jersey said in a statement.
Catania, who had a practice in Watchung, wrote the prescriptions for the 30 mg pills between January 2016 through March 2017. Court papers didn’t explain why he did it or identify either the patient or the patient’s wife.
NEWARK - A South Jersey doctor and his medical practice have agreed to pay $106,000 to settle a dispute over bills submitted for Medicaid and Medicare patients.
The payments will resolve a whistleblower suit brought against Dr. Vedat Obuz and his practices, Lotus Family Medicine of Delran and Lotus Clinics of Trenton, said the U.S. Attorney s Office for New Jersey.
The settlement contains no admission of liability or wrongdoing, and is not to be construed as that,” the doctor s attorney, Mohamed Nabulsi of Roseland, said Tuesday.
“The decision to settle was a practical one intended to close a chapter of his life that devastated his life wrongfully,” the Essex County attorney said. “We believe our client has done nothing improper.”