The defendant is alleged to have participated in conspiracies related to Medicare billing for cancer genomic testing (CGx) and pharmacogenetic testing (PGx). There are also kickback charges. He and others allegedly acquired thousands of testing samples from beneficiaries throughout the United States. Marketers used targeted campaigns to induce beneficiaries to submit specimens by means of cheek swabs sent to their homes or provided to them at purported “health fairs.” Read a story from Trib Live and a Department of Justice press release.
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