Telemedicine Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud
October 22, 2018
Scott Gregory Roix, owner of the telemedicine company HealthRight, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care and wire fraud. Roix and his four alleged conspirators, Florida and Texas pharmacists and pharmacy owners are accused of submitting fraudulent insurance claims for more than $930 million.
Healthright made a lot of money illegally selling suspect, inexpensive drugs like weight-loss pills, skin creams and testosterone supplements at inflated prices. Roix’s company also obstructed doctor-patient relationships with telemarketers posing as “medical personnel.” HealthRight hid drug sales to the partner pharmacies by accounting for the payments as “marketing services.”
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