Mr.
Schiff: It was s $17 million Health
Care Fraud case. Special Agent Paul
Wackes of the FBI's Miami office investigated...
Mr. Wackes: "An insurance
company had notified authorities of
a suspected prescription drug billing
scheme involving a pharmacy located
in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida."
Mr. Schiff:
Wackes says the FBI worked with the
Food and Drug Administration...
Mr. Wackes: "Much of the evidence
in this case was gathered through
the execution of a search warrant
that was done on the pharmacy as well
as other locations."
Mr. Schiff: About
a hundred insurance companies were
defrauded...
Mr. Wackes: "Evidence such
as insurance records, bank account
information and other documents were
obtained through grand jury subpoenas."
Mr. Schiff: Wackes
says the pharmacist sent in the phony
claims...
Mr. Wackes: "Once the pharmacist
had the name of a doctor as a prescribing
physician, all he then needs is the
name and health insurance information
from a patient."
Mr. Schiff: Suspects
convicted in the prescription billing
scheme faced Health Care Fraud, Bankruptcy
Fraud and Wire Fraud charges. I'm
Neal Schiff of the Bureau and that's
the FBI's Closed Case of the Week."
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