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\"brownOfficials stated that a 13-count indictment was unsealed Tuesday, charging two pharmacists and a physician for their roles in a $170 million healthcare fraud, kickback, and money laundering scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to court documents, Shalondria Simpson, 45, of Houston, is a pharmacist who owned and operated two pharmacies in Houston: Advance Pharmacy (Advance) and TruCare Pharmacy (TruCare). <\/span><\/p>\n

Simpson\u2019s twin sister, physician Lashondria Simpson-Camp, 45, of Allen, Texas, allegedly referred prescriptions to Advance and TruCare in exchange for illegal kickbacks and bribes. <\/span><\/p>\n

Shayla Bryant, 38, of Houston, was a pharmacist and Advance and TruCare\u2019s business manager. <\/span><\/p>\n

The defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"brownBetween 2016 and 2022, Simpson, Simpson-Camp, and Bryant allegedly conspired with others to submit false and fraudulent claims to the Department of Labor\u2019s Office of Workers\u2019 Compensation Program (DOL-OWCP).<\/span><\/p>\n

The Workers Compensation Program administers workers\u2019 compensation benefits on behalf of the Federal Employee\u2019s Compensation Act (FECA), for reimbursing drugs that were often medically unnecessary and induced by kickbacks and bribes. <\/span><\/p>\n

Further, Simpson, Simpson-Camp, Bryant, and others allegedly conspired to pay and receive these kickbacks. <\/span><\/p>\n

Simpson and Bryan allegedly paid illegal kickbacks and bribes, often through shell entities or in cash, directly to physicians like Simpson-Camp, a clinic owner, a medical assistant, and other marketers.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to officials, Simpson\u2019s pharmacies allegedly submitted approximately $170 million in fraudulent claims to FECA through DOL-OWCP.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"To conceal the scheme and disguise its proceeds, Simpson also allegedly conspired to launder the proceeds of the criminal activity through financial transactions greater than $10,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the indictment, after learning of the investigation, Simpson attempted to cover her tracks by converting criminal proceeds to cash and transferring funds among over ten bank accounts and a cryptocurrency wallet. <\/span><\/p>\n

She also allegedly solicited others\u2019 help in liquidating assets and concealing her ownership and control of those assets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The indictment charges Simpson, Simpson-Camp, and Bryant with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay and receive health care kickbacks and one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Simpson is also charged with five counts of paying health care kickbacks, one of which also charges Bryant. The indictment further charges Simpson with conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and five counts of money laundering. <\/span><\/p>\n

If convicted, Simpson, Simpson-Camp, and Bryant, each face a maximum penalty of five years in prison for conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay and receive health care kickbacks, and ten years i<\/span>n prison for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. <\/span><\/p>\n

Simpson and Bryant each face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for each count of paying health care kickbacks. Simpson faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for conspiracy to launder money instruments and ten years for each count of money laundering.<\/span><\/p>\n

The USPS-OIG, DOL-OIG, FBI, and VA-OIG are investigating the case.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trial Attorneys Devon Helfmeyer and Andrew Tamayo of the Criminal Division\u2019s Fraud Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon Fyffe for the Southern District of Texas are prosecuting the case.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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