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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jun 30, 2025

Interim U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr. announced criminal charges today against three defendants in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud the Federal Employees’ Compensation Fund (FECA). The charges, filed in federal court, are part of the Department of Justice’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The case involves a West Tennessee pharmacy that allegedly billed FECA for medications that were not based on valid prescriptions and were not dispensed to injured claimants. The charges are part of a nationwide law enforcement action that resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants, according to a news release. The defendants allegedly defrauded programs entrusted with the care of the elderly and disabled. In connection with the takedown, the government seized more than $245 million in cash, luxury vehicles and other assets. The case is being prosecuted by Trial Attorney Sara Porter of the Gulf Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force and Assistant U.S. Attorney Raney Irwin of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee.