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Offices of the United States Attorneys   You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Inmate Sentenced to Another Year for SORNA Violation 01/28/2021 12:00 AM EST Three Individuals Charged in Connection with Scheme to Defraud New Jersey Health Care Program of More Than $4.5 Million 01/28/2021 12:00 AM EST Henryetta Resident Pleads Guilty To Abusive Sexual Contact Of A Child In Indian Country 01/27/2021 12:00 AM EST MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Michael Eco Hutke Haney, age 23, of Henryetta, Oklahoma entered a guilty plea to Attempted Sexual Abuse in Indian Country, Sexual Abuse in Indian Country, and Abusive Sexual contact of a child in Indian Country. United States Files False Claims Act Complaint Alleging Compounding Pharmacy Kickback Scheme 01/27/2021 12:00 AM EST United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that the government has filed a civil lawsuit against Mihir Taneja alleging 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 compounding prescriptions. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that Taneja and Smith negotiated an arrangement with Centurion in which Centurion was paid a percentage of profits from TRICARE claims that Centurion referred to Oldsmar Pharmacy. As a result, from November 2014 to February 2015, Oldsmar Pharmacy submitted thousands of claims for reimbursement to TRICARE for compounded drugs that were tainted by kickbacks and, therefore, were false.  You have received this e-mail because you have asked to be notified of changes to the Offices of the United States Attorneys website. GovDelivery is providing this service on behalf of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW · Washington, DC 20530 · 202-514-2000 and may not use your subscription information for any other purposes. Manage your Subscriptions | Department of Justice Privacy Policy  | GovDelivery Privacy Policy Follow the Offices of the United States Attorneys on Twitter: @USAttorneys