Prosecutors claimed Mr. Gibson submitted 1,000 fake prescriptions to health insurers, including Medicare and Medicaid, from December 2016 to February 2018. The prescriptions were not authorized nor dispensed; they were solely created to make money, according to the complaint. In total, Mr. Gibson submitted more than $630,000 in fraudulent prescription claims.
Mr. Gibson pleaded guilty to to the fraud in August 2018. Under the plea deal, he was ordered to pay $630,000.
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