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The defendants paid kickbacks to patient recruiters and physicians to prescribe the drugs, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Here are eight healthcare fraud cases Becker's reported since April 13:
Nine defendants, including three compounding pharmacy owners, a physician, two pharmacists and three patient recruiters, were sentenced yesterday for their respective roles in a years-long, multi-state scheme to defraud Tricare and workers' comp programs.