26 Doctors, Pharmacists and Business Owners Charged in $40 Million Kickback Scheme
Insurance Commissioner
"The Kings and their co-conspirators played with patients' lives, buying and selling them for profit without regard to patient safety," said Commissioner
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From 2011 to 2015, the defendants are charged for their part in the fraudulent scheme of billing for unnecessary creams, tests and treatments to maximize profits. More than 13,000 patients and at least 27 insurance carriers were victims in the scheme. The
Circumstances of the Case
The Kings are accused of making oral and written agreements with doctors across the state paying them each time they prescribed a compound cream or oral medication or ordered a urine drug test. The doctors or the companies connected to them are accused of labeling the payments "marketing expenses" in an attempt to conceal the kickbacks. The Kings are accused of rewarding doctors who provided higher volume by paying for office technicians.
Snake Oil Scam
The Kings are accused of working with pharmacist and co-defendant
Medication Kickback Scam
The Kings are accused of purchasing repackaged oral pain medications from two companies:
Bogus Urine Test Scam
The Kings are accused of providing technical staff to participating physician's offices through their company
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Dr. William Pistel, 53,
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