Sunita Kumar, the owner and operator of two pharmacies in New York City, was arrested and charged Monday for her role in a $9 million fraud scheme that involved submitting false claims to Medicare and Medicaid, according to the Department of Justice.
The government alleges Ms. Kumar billed Medicare and Medicaid for medications her pharmacies never actually dispensed. She allegedly convinced individuals to forego delivery of their medications in exchange for a portion of the proceeds from the fraud scheme.
Ms. Kumar is charged with one count of healthcare fraud, which carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. She also faces one count of paying illegal kickbacks, which has a maximum sentence of five years in prison, according to the DOJ.
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