US Attorney Podiatrist and Patient Recruiter Sentenced for $8.5M Compounding Fraud Scheme

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Press Release: U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland

A podiatrist and a patient recruiter were sentenced to 45 months and 60 months in prison, respectively, and ordered to pay over $7 million in restitution for their roles in a scheme to fraudulently bill TRICARE — the health care program for U.S. service members and their families — for compounded creams that were medically unnecessary and procured through kickbacks and bribes.

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