Tricare fraud ‘mastermind’ sentenced to 18 years in prison Pharmacy owner sentenced for role in Tricare fraud. (Image by serggn) A Mississippi man described as the “mastermind of the largest health care fraud scheme” in that state’s history has been sentenced to 18 years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $350 million in connection to his role in a scheme to defraud Tricare, Justice officials said. Wade Ashley Walters, 54, of Hattiesburg, Miss., who earlier pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, was sentenced Jan. 15 in federal court in Mississippi, according to an announcement from the Justice Department. He is co-owner of numerous pharmaceutical distributors and compounding pharmacies companies that make individualized medications for people.
A U.S. businessman, a giant in the pharmaceutical industry, is to be jailed for eighteen years and will have to come up with more than a third-of-a-billion dollars after a court sentenc .
A U.S. businessman, a giant in the pharmaceutical industry, is to be jailed for eighteen years and will have to come up with more than a third-of-a-billion dollars after a court sentenc .
Columbia man charged with meth trafficking after Lamar Co. chase Alfredric James was charged with trafficking meth, felony eluding law enforcement and resisting arrest. (Source: Lamar County Sheriff s Office) By WDAM Staff | December 10, 2020 at 5:10 PM CST - Updated December 10 at 5:10 PM
LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - The Lamar County Sheriff’s Office charged a Columbia man Thursday after a chase led to the seizure of several pounds of methamphetamine.
Lamar County Sheriff Danny Rigel said 36-year-old Alfrediric James fled from LCSO narcotics deputies as they attempted a traffic stop. The vehicle was stopped on Delaunay Street and James was captured after a foot chase.