Announcement Of Federal Charges In Western District Of Kentucky As Part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Dennis A. Wichern, Special Agent in Charge, Chicago Division, Drug Enforcement Administration; John E. Kuhn, Jr., United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky joined by J. Michael Brown, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of Kentucky, Andy Beshear; Amy Hess, Special Agent in Charge, Louisville Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Anthony S. Gooden, Senior Supervisory Agent, Louisville Division, U.S. Postal Inspection Service; Derrick L. Jackson, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations, Atlanta; Tracey Montano, Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigations, Nashville Field Office; Jeremy Brilliant, Director of Communications, Office of Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill; Lt. Colonel Gregory C. Burns, Jr., Assistant Chief, Louisville Metro Police Department; will announce multiple charges and arrests in four separate cases involving physicians and alleged medical practitioners – illegally distributing opioids and other controlled substances, billing for medically unnecessary treatments including never provided treatments, identity theft and money laundering. “We trust the medical community to do no harm,†stated United States Attorney John Kuhn. “Today we announce the cooperative efforts of multiple agencies, working to stop the dangerous and illegal practices by a small segment of the medical community and hopefully restore safety for those who seek and need medical assistance.â€
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Date:Â July 13, 2017
Time:Â 11:00 am
Location: 717 West Broadway, Louisville
Event:Â Announcement of federal charges in WDKY as part of national health care fraud takedown
Participants:Â Dennis A. Wichern, Special Agent in Charge, Chicago Division, Drug Enforcement Administration ; John E. Kuhn, Jr., United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky joined by J. Michael Brown, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of Kentucky, Andy Beshear; Amy Hess, Special Agent in Charge, Louisville Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Derrick L. Jackson, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations, Atlanta; Tracey Montano, Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigations, Nashville Field Office; Jeremy Brilliant, Director of Communications, Office of Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill
