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Accountant Arrested In Relation To Client's Fraud Scheme In Texas
Published on Fri Mar 12, 2021
A recent $134 million fraud case in Houston serves as a stark reminder that it’s not just providers who can get charged with fraud — their accountants can too. Authorities arrested pharmacy owner Mohamed Mokbel and his accountant Fathy Elsafty on March 9, the Department of Justice says in a release. Parent company 4M Pharmaceuticals operated a call center that offered Medicare beneficiaries medically unnecessary diabetic supplies and topical creams, then billed for them whether the benes accept the items or not. Elsafty helped Mokbel cover up the fraud when the pharmacy company was audited, prosecutors allege.
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