Janesville pharmacist arrested for Medicaid and Medicare fraud of $1M
JANESVILLE—A Janesville pharmacist appeared in federal court Friday to face a 46-count indictment accusing him of receiving $1 million from the federal government through a scheme to defraud Medicaid and Medicare.
Mark Johnson, 55, Janesville, was arrested without incident Friday morning in Janesville by agents from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service with help from the Janesville Police Department, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Madison.
Johnson made an initial appearance Friday before Magistrate Stephen Crocker, who set Johnson's arraignment for Tuesday, Aug. 30, and released him on standard conditions.
Stephen Meyer, who represented Johnson at Friday's court appearance said, "I can assume he intends the fight these allegations."
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