03-10-2014 | 03:04 PM
Author: Steven A. Meyerowitz
doctor, a pharmacist, and a marketer have been convicted in federal court in Detroit for health care fraud and controlled substance distribution.A jury returned guilty verdicts against Dr. Carl Fowler, M.D., of West Bloomfield, Michigan, pharmacist Mukesh Khunt, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Michael Thoran of Detroit. Fowler and Thoran were convicted on all three of the counts with which they were charged: conspiracies to commit health care fraud, to distribute controlled substances, and to pay or receive health care kickbacks. Khunt was convicted of six of the seven counts with which he was charged: health care fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, two counts health care fraud, and two counts of controlled substances distribution. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on the seventh count charging a conspiracy to pay or receive health care kickbacks.
U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade stated, “Law enforcement investigators in metro-Detroit are aggressively investigating health care fraud and detecting abuses by doctors and pharmacists. We hope that prosecutions like this one will deter medical professionals from stealing taxpayer funds intended for health care.”
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U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade stated, “Law enforcement investigators in metro-Detroit are aggressively investigating health care fraud and detecting abuses by doctors and pharmacists. We hope that prosecutions like this one will deter medical professionals from stealing taxpayer funds intended for health care.”
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