A pharmacy worker and the owner of a separate pharmacy were arrested Dec. 8 for their alleged role in a Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme that reached $10.5 million via medically unnecessary prescriptions, according to a Justice Department news release.
The two New York pharmacy workers, Hua Huang, 47, and Huiling Wu, 40, face up to 10 years in prison if they're convicted of the illegal bribe and kickback charges. Three pharmacies in New York and one pharmacy in Hawaii were investigated as part of the investigation.