JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi couple is facing federal financial fraud charges.
WLBT-TV reported that U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser has announced that 42-year-0ld Kimberly Homrighausen and 35-year-old Richard Homrighausen have been charged with conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks on compound medications.
The charges involved medications paid for by TRICARE, a federally funded health care benefit for U.S. military personnel and their families.
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The charges state that the couple paid kickbacks to TRICARE beneficiaries to persuade them to obtain compounded medicines. Prosecutors say the scheme cost TRICARE $9 million.
The statement says the couple received about $1.7 million in kickbacks. They face up to five years in prison if they are convicted.
There was no word on an attorney for them yet.
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Information from: WLBT-TV, http://www.wlbt.com
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