February 12, 2019

Michael Frey of Ft. Myers, Florida, a physician specializing in pain management, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in an illegal kickback scheme.  Frey was a co-owner of Advanced Pain Management Specialists, P.A., and received kickbacks from A&G Spinal Solutions, LLC (which made checks payable to his wife) for a share of its profits from patient referrals; from a compound pharmacy provider; and as “speaker fees” from Insys Therapeutics, a pain medication manufacturer.  Frey previously agreed to pay $2.8 million in civil settlement of claims under the False Claims Act.  USAO MD FL

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