Ex-Advanced BioHealing exec draws probation in VA fraud case

A former Advanced BioHealing executive who admitted to federal charges that he bribed U.S. Veterans Affairs Dept. doctors to use the company’s DermaGraft biologic wound dressing last week drew probation in the case. Federal had prosecutors accused Todd Clawson, who left the company in 2012, of participating in a scheme to bribe VA physicians to use the DermaGraft diabetic foot ulcer treatment with a series of inducements including paid trips to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Def Leppard concert tickets, a fishing trip in Wyoming and junkets to Las Vegas with an ocean fishing kayak, according to court documents. Clawson pleaded guilty in March 2016 to a single count of conspiracy to commit criminal conflicts of interest, bribery and healthcare fraud. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News. The post Ex-Advanced BioHealing exec draws probation in VA fraud case appeared first on MassDevice.
Source: Mass Device - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tags: Legal News Regenerative Medicine Wound Care Advanced BioHealing Inc. Shire Plc. Source Type: news