Two plead guilty in $25M prescription drug kickback scheme

Two men admitted defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers out of $25 million by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions. Matthew Tedesco, 42, a pharmaceutical sales representative from Linwood, N.J., and Robert Bessey, 43, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty at. U.S. District Court in Camden to charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Court documents filed in connection with the charges identified Tedesco as a leader in the alleged…
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