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It's time again to check the pulse — of Florida health care policy and politics.

Peter Bolos, 44, of Tampa, was convicted by a federal jury in December 2021 of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, 22 counts of mail fraud and introduction of a misbranded drug into interstate commerce. The court also sentenced Bolos's co-defendant, Michael Palso, 48, of Tampa, to 33 months in prison and ordered him to pay more than $24.6 million in restitution.

The two men and six others were accused of deceiving pharmacy benefit managers into approving tens of thousands of prescriptions that were fraudulently obtained.

A federal judge in Tennessee has sentenced two Florida men to prison after they were found guilty of an extensive telemedicine fraud that convinced

GREENEVILLE, Tenn.  This week, a federal judge in Greeneville, Tennessee, sentenced seven individuals and seven related corporate entities for their roles

The two men and six others were accused of deceiving pharmacy benefit managers into approving tens of thousands of prescriptions that were fraudulently obtained.

GREENEVILLE, TENNESSEE — Following a month-long trial, a federal jury convicted Peter Bolos, 44, of Tampa of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, 22 counts of mail fraud, and felony

On Dec. 2, a federal jury in Greeneville, Tennessee, convicted Peter Bolos, 44, of Tampa, Florida, of 22 counts of mail fraud, conspiracy to commit health care fraud and introduction of a misbranded drug into interstate commerce, following a month-long trial. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Bolos and his co-conspirators, Andrew Assad,...

A month-long jury trial focusing on a pharmacy fraud scheme held in U.S. District Court in Greeneville ended Thursday with the conviction of 44- year-old Florida man Peter Bolos of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, 22 counts of mail fraud, and felony misbranding of a medication. Court documents and evidence presented at trial show that Bolos, Andrew Assad,...