The compounding pharmacies would then receive reimbursement from the health plans and would pay Puccio a percentage of the reimbursement amount. “Once the prescriptions were written, they were filled by the compounding pharmacies with which Puccio worked. Sellinger’s office said Puccio received kickbacks in a scheme targeting health plans that reimbursed for compound drugs at high rates. Food and Drug Administration does not approve compounded drugs or guarantee their potency and safety. Sellinger.Ĭompounded medications are altered drugs sometimes prescribed for people with unusual conditions, such as allergies to a specific ingredient, or the need for a liquid medication when swallowing pills is difficult. Working as a sales representative for several pharmacies between November 2014 and March 2016, Puccio conspired with others to induce two New Jersey doctors to write phony prescriptions for compounded medications, on behalf of “patients” Puccio recruited, according to U.S. His brother-in-law, Peter Frazzano, former principal of the Sussex Avenue Elementary School in Morris Township, awaits sentencing for his role in the scam. Puccio was convicted in July 2022 of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, after a seven-day trial. District Judge John Michael Vazquez ruled Friday in Newark. Matthew Puccio, 41, also must pay $2.65 million in restitution, and he will be subject to three years of supervision upon his release, U.S. A Randolph man convicted of scheming to defraud public health benefits plans has been sentenced to five years in federal prison.
0 kommentar(er)
