Judge Adopts Recommendation, Awards Insurer $50,000 For Fraudulent Prescriptions

Mealey's (August 3, 2022, 8:16 AM EDT) -- BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A federal judge in New York on Aug. 1 awarded Government Employees Insurance Co. (GEICO) and three related entities damages of nearly $50,000 against a doctor for aiding and abetting fraud by submitting fraudulent claims for unneeded prescription pain medications but dismissed a racketeering charge against him, adopting the recommendation of a magistrate judge to partially grant and partially deny the insurers’ motion for default judgment....