Magistrate Recommends $50K Judgment For Fraudulent Prescriptions, No RICO Damages

Mealey's (June 29, 2022, 1:32 PM EDT) -- BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A New York federal magistrate judge on June 24 recommended awarding 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 medicines, but didn’t recommend higher damages after finding that GEICO failed to plead a racketeering claim against him....