Federal authorities announced that a Florida man was charged for his role in conspiracies to pay illegal kickbacks and to commit health care fraud that caused at least $64 million in losses to federal health care benefit programs.
According to federal officials, James D. Feeley, 45, of Navarre, Florida, is charged by complaint with one count of conspiracy to violate the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud.
Officials say, Feeley appeared in Newark federal court and was ordered released on a $400,000 unsecured bond.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
Feeley and his business partner owned and operated medical marketing companies in Ohio that paid for prescriptions from telemedicine companies, which were then sent to pharmacies, including Apogee Bio-Pharm LLC in Edison.
Source: Florida Man Charged for $64 Million NJ Healthcare Fraud / RLS Media