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United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced on Monday, February 3, that Mihir Taneja, an Indian-origin man, has agreed to pay the United States $2 million to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by causing the submission of claims for compounded medicated pain and scar creams related to prescriptions tainted by a kickback arrangement.
The conduct covered by the settlement agreement relates to allegations that Taneja conspired with Larry Smith, the owner of Z Stat Medical, LLC d/b/a Oldsmar Pharmacy, to enter into a kickback arrangement with a marketing company, Centurion Compounding, Inc., which led to millions of dollars in Tricare reimbursement for compound prescriptions.
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