Joseph Kieffer, a marketer from Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty on July 20, 2020, in U.S. District Court, Central District of California, to conspiracy to pay illegal renumerations related to a health care fraud scheme. Kieffer paid kickbacks to patients and to marketers for patient referrals for medically unnecessary compounded drugs. As part of the scheme, Fusion RX Compounding Pharmacy then billed health care providers for the compounded drugs at rates much higher than average medications. The owner of Fusion Rx Compounding Pharmacy was also charged for his role in the scheme. The Amtrak health insurance plan was fraudulently billed approximately $17,000 as a result of the scheme. Criminal judicial proceedings are pending.
| Report Date | Agency Reviewed / Investigated | Report Title | Type | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) | MARKETER PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGAL REMUNERATIONS RELATED TO HEALTH CARE FRAUD | Investigation | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Federal Labor Relations Authority | Final Close Out, Second Follow-up Review of FLRA’s Federal Transit Benefit Program | Other | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of the Treasury | Risk Assessment of the Department of the Treasury’s Charge Card and Convenience Check Program | Other | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Internal Revenue Service | Fiscal Year 2020 Statutory Review of Compliance With Legal Guidelines When Issuing Levies. | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Internal Revenue Service | Controls Over Offset Bypass Refunds Processed by the Taxpayer Advocate Service Should Be Improved to Reduce the Risk of Abuse and Allow for More Consistent Treatment of Taxpayers | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Internal Revenue Service | Fiscal Year 2020 Review of Compliance With Legal Guidelines When Conducting Seizures of Taxpayers’ Property | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of State | Inspection of Embassy Prague, Czech Republic | Inspection / Evaluation | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Defense | Evaluation of the Department of Defense and Department of Defense Education Activity Responses to Incidents of Serious Juvenile-on-Juvenile Misconduct on Military Installations | Inspection / Evaluation | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Health & Human Services | Billions in Estimated Medicare Advantage Payments From Diagnoses Reported Only on Health Risk Assessments Raise Concerns | Inspection / Evaluation | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Environmental Protection Agency | Fiscal Years 2019 and 2018 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |