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Defendant.

IN D IC TM EN T

The Grand Jury charges that:

G EN ER AL A LLEG A TIO NS

A ta11tim esm aterialto this Indictm ent:

Tricare w as a health care insurance program of the U nited States D epartm entof

D efense. Tricare provided civilian health benefits for m ilitary personnel,m ilitary retirees,and

m ilitary dependents w orldw ide. The Tricare program provided m edicalcoverage for Uniform ed

Service m em bers including those w ho w ere active duty and reservists that w ere a part of the

follow ing: U .S. Arm y, U .S. A ir Force, U .S. N avy, U .S. M arine Com s, U .S. Coast Guard,

Com m issioned Corpsofthe U .S.Public H ea1th Senrice,and Com m issioned Col'


psofthe N ational

Oceanic and A tm ospheric A ssociation,N ational G uard/lkeselwe,A rm y N ational Guard,A rm y

Reserve,N avy Reserve,M arine Corps Reserve,A irN ationalG uard,AirForce Reserve,and U .S.
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CoastG uard Reselve and their fam ilies. This program also covered sulvivors,form er spouses,

M edalofHonor recipientsand their families,and others registered in the Defense Enrollm ent

EligibilityReporting System (DEERS).


Thereweretwo typesofbeneficiariesunderthe Tricareprogram:(a)Sponsors-
activeduty,retiredandGuard/Resel'vemembers,and (b)FamilyMembers-spousesandchildren
w ho were registered in D EER S.

In order to pay a claim ,Tlicare required thatthe item or selvice being billed m ust

be m edically necessary,properly prescribed by a licensed physician and actually provided to a

Tricare beneficiary.

4. Tricare w as a health care benefit program as defined by Title l8,United States

Code,Section 24(b),and aççFederalhealth careprogram,''asdetined in Title42,United States


Code,Section 1320a-7b.

Tricare contracted with Express Scripts,lncorporated (ES1) to administer the


prescription drug plan ofthe Tricare program ,including the processing and paym entofclaim s.

6. Phannacy com pounding was a practice in w hich a licensed pharm acist,a licensed

physician,or,in the case ofan outsourcing facility,a person under the supervision ofa licensed

phannacist,com bined,m ixed,oraltered ingredients ofa drug to create a m edication tailored to

the needsofan individualpatient.

Tlicare had stlict regulations regarding the use of telem edicine as a m ethod of

treating Tricare patients. Tlicare did notconsidertelem edicine a substitute forface to face health

care exceptin certain lim ited situations. One proper use ofa telem edicine episode w asw hen the

patientcould notm eeta m edicalprofessionalface to face because they w ere in a rem ote location.

Another proper use of a telem edicine episode w as a situation in which there w as a need for
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continuity ofcare w ith a specific m edicalprofessional.In addition,the originating site where the

beneficiary w as located for the telem edicine episode m ust be a location where an authorized

Tricare provider norm ally provided m edical senrices to Tricare beneficialies. A patient's hom e

wasnotaproperoliginating site forapropertelem edicine episode. A propertelem edicine episode

of care m ust utilize som e fol'


m of video technology in w hich the patient and the m edical

professionalcould see each other and interactw ith each other.

8. UnderFloridaStatutej465.023(1)(h),drugsmayonlybeprescribedpursuanttoa
valid practitioner-patient relationship that included a docum ented patient evaluation,including

history and physical exam ination adequate to establish a diagnosis for w hich the drug w as

prescribed.

9. Flurbiprofen and Loperam ide w ere 'tdrugs''w ithin the m eaning ofTitle 21,United

StatesCode,Section 321(g)(1)andwereçtprescriptiondnzgs''asdetinedin Title21,UnitedStates


Code,Section 353(b)(l) and could lawfully be dispensed only upon the prescription of a
practitioner licensed by law to adm inister such drugs.

10. PursuanttoTitle21,UnitedStatesCode,Section353(b)(1),theactofdispensinga
prescription dnlg w ithouta valid prescription w as deem ed to be an actthatresulted in the drug

being m isbranded w hile held forsale.

The D efendantand R elated C om panies

M GTEN M arketingGroup,lnc.(CCM GTEN'')wasacoporation organized under


the law s ofthe State ofFlorida.

Com pany l w as a corporation organized under the law s of the State of Florida,

with its principal place of business located in Brow ard County, that purportedly created and

dispensed prescription com pounded m edicationsto Tricare beneficiaries.


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Robin Halliburton w asa residentofSt.John'sCounty,Florida.

D efendant M O N TY R AY G R O W , a resident of H illsborough County,Florida,

wasthe sole corporate officer ofM GTEN .

C O U NT 1
C onspiracy to D efraud the U nited States and Pay and R eceive H ealth C are K ickbacks
(18U.S.C.j371)
Paragraphs 1 through 14 ofthe GeneralA llegations section ofthislndictm entare

re-alleged and incorporated by reference as though fully setforth herein.

From on or about Septem ber 29, 2014, through on or about June 29,2015, in

M iam i-Dade and Brow ard Counties,in the Southern D istrict of Florida, and elsew here, the

defendant,

M O N TY R AY G R O W ,

did willfully,thatis,with the intentto furtherthe objects ofthe conspiracy,and knowingly


com bine,conspire,confederate and agree with R obin Halliburton,and othersknow n and unknown

to the Grand Jury,to com m itoffensesagainstthe U nited States,thatis:

to defraud the United States by im pailing,im peding, obstnlcting, and defeating

through deceitful and dishonest m eans,the law ful governm ent functions of the U nited States

Departm entofD efense in its adm inistration and oversightofthe Tricare program in violation of

Title 18,U nited StatesCode,Section 371,


.and to com m itcertain offensesagainstthe United States,

thatis:

to violateTitle42,UnitedStatesCode,Section l320a-7b(b)(1)(A),byknowingly
and w illfully soliciting and receiving rem uneration,including kickbacks and bribes,directly and

indirectly,overtly and covertly,in cash and in kind,in retul'n forrefening an individualto a person

forthe furnishing and anunging forfurnishing ofany item and service forw hich paym entm ay be
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m ade in whole and in partunder a Federalhealth careprogram ,thatis,Tricare;and

toviolateTitle42,United StatesCode,Section 1320a-7b(b)(2)(B),byknowingly


and w illfully offering and paying rem uneration, including kickbacks and bribes, directly and

indirectly,overtly and covertly,in cash and in kind,to a person to induce such person to purchase,

lease,order,and arrange for and recom m end purchasing,leasing,ordering,and anunging for and

recom m ending purchasing,leasing,and ordering any good,facility,service,and item forw hich

paym entm ay be m ade in whole and in pal4 undera Federalhealth care program ,thatis,Tricare.

toviolateTitle42,United StatesCode,Section 1320a-7b(b)(2)(A),byknowingly


and w illfully offering and paying any rem uneration,including kickbacks and bribes,directly and

indirectly,overtly and covertly,in cash and in kind,to a person to induce such person to refer an

individualto a person forthe furnishing and arranging forthe furnishing ofany item and service

for which paym ent m ay be m ade in w hole and in partby a Federalhealth care program ,thatis,

Tricare.

Purpose ofthe C onspiracv

lt was a purpose of the conspiracy for the defendant and his co-conspirators to

unlawfully enrich themselvesby:(a)soliciting and receiving kickbacks in return forreferring


Tricarebeneficiariestoordercompoundedmedicationsfrom Company 1;(b)offeringandpaying
kickbacksto Tricare beneficiaries in retunzfor agreeing to receive com pounded m edicationsfrom

Company 1;(c)submitting and causing the submission ofclaimsto Tricare for compounded
medicationsthatCompany 1purportedtoprovidetothoseTricarebeneficiaries;and (d)diverting
proceeds ofclaim s of the recruited and referred beneficiaries for their personaluse,the use and

benefitofothers,and to furtherthe conspiracy.


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M anner and M eans ofthe C onspiracv

The m anner and m eans by w hich the defendant and his co-conspirators sought to

accomplishtheobjectsandpumoseoftheconspiracyincluded,amongothers,thefollowing:
4. M O N TY R A.
Y G RO W ,through M GTEN ,solicited and received approxim ately

$20 million in kickbacks from Company l in exchange for recnliting and referring Tricare

beneficiaries to order and purchase com pounded m edications from C om pany 1,know ing that

Com pany 1w ould billTricare forcom pounded m edicationspurportedly dispensed to the recruited

and referred Tricare beneficiaries.

M O N TY R AY G R OW offered and paid kickbacksto patientrecruiters,including

Robin H alliburton,in exchangeforrecnliting Tricarebeneficiarieswho agreed to orderand receive

com pounded m edicationsfrom Com pany 1.

6. M O NTY R A.
Y G RO W offered and paid kickbacks to Tricare beneficiaries in

exchange forTricare beneficiaries'agreeing to order and receive com pounded m edications from

Com pany 1.

M O N TY R AY G R O W and his co-conspirators referred Tricare beneficialies to

telem edicine com paniesthatcaused health care providers to issue prescriptions forCom pany 1's

com pounded m edicationsw ithoutphysically exam ining the beneficiaries.

M O N TY R AY G R O W and hisco-conspirators caused Tricare to pay Com pany 1

based upon com pounded m edications dispensed to the recruited Tricare beneficiaries.

M O N TY IRA Y G RO W and his co-conspirators attem pted to disguise the illegal

nature ofthe kickback paym ents by converting patientrecruiters to em ployeesofCom pany 1 so

thatthe kickback paym ents could be m ade to look like salary paym ents.

10. A s a result of these claim s, Tricare m ade paym ents to Com pany 1 in the
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approximateam ountof$40 m illion.


O vertA cts

ln furtheranceoftheconspiracy,andto accomplish itsobjectsandpurpose,atleastoneof


the co-conspirators com m itted and caused to be com m itted,in the Southern D istrictof Florida,

and elsew here,atleastone ofthe follow ing overtacts,am ong others:

On or about Septem ber 29,2014,M O N TY R A.


Y G R O W executed a consulting

agreem entwith representatives ofCom pany 1 in w hich he agreed to referpatientsto C om pany 1

in exchange forthepaym entof50% ,m inuscosts,ofthe insurance reim bursem entsforthe Tricare

beneficiaries referred by M GTEN .

On or about D ecem ber 27, 2014, M O N TY R AY G R O W e-m ailed Tricare

beneficiary N .P. about kickback paym ents she w ould receive in exchange for ordeling and

agreeing to receive com pounded m edications from Com pany 1.

On or about January 7,2015,a doctor practicing in M iam i-Dade C ounty issued

prescription num ber 105809 forTricare beneticiary V .B.,who w asrecruited by an individualthat

w aspaid a kickback by M O N TY IIAY G R O W in exchange forreferling V .B.to Com pany 1.

4. On or about January 20, 2015, M O NTY ITAY G R O W paid a kickback in the

approximate am ountof$1,800 to Tricare beneficiary J.C.to receive compounded m edications


from Com pany 1.

On or about January 27, M O N TY R AY G R O W e-m ailed Tricare

beneficiary J.B.aboutkickback paym entsthatbeneficiary R.R .and herhusband w ould receive in

exchange forordersthey m ade forcom pounded m edications from Com pany 1.

6. On or about February 2, 2015, M O NTY R AY G R O W e-m ailed Tricare

beneficiary R.B . about kickbacks that he would receive in exchange for his w ife ordering
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com pounded m edications from Com pany 1.

On or about February 18,2015,M O N TY R AY G R O W paid a kickback in the

approxim ate amountof$1,680 to Trkare benetk iary J.C.in exchange forordering compounded
m edication from Com pany 1.

8. O n or about February 18,2015,M O N TY ILAY G RO W paid a kickback in the

approximate amountof$1,680 to Tricare beneficiary J.C.in exchange forordering compounded


m edication from Com pany 1.

O n or about February 22, 2015, Robin H alliburton e-m ailed M O N TY IRA Y

G RO W a patientintake form referring Tricare beneficiary M .K .

10. On or about February 23,2015,M O NTY I'A Y G R O W paid a kickback in the

approximateam ountof$1,750 to Tricarebeneficiary J.B.in exchange forherhusband'sorderof

com pounded m edication from Com pany l.

On or about M arch 18,2015,M O N TY R AY G RO W paid a kickback in the

approxim ate am ountof$1,650 to Tricarebeneficiary J.C.in exchange forordering compounded

m edication from Com pany 1.

12. On or about April 22, 20l5, M O N TY R AY G R O W paid a kickback in the

approxim ate amountof$900 to Tricare beneficiary J.C.in exchange forordering com pounded
m edication from Com pany 1.

O n or about April 22, 2015, M O N TY R AY G R O W paid a kickback in the

approxim ate amountof$1,600 to Tricare benetk iary J.C.in exchange forordering compounded
m edication from Com pany 1.

14. O n or about April 28, 2015, M O N TY R AY G R O W paid a kickback in the

approximateam ountof$1,000 to Tricarebeneficiary M .E.in exchange fororderingcompounded

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m edication from Com pany 1.

On oraboutApril28,2015,in an effortto furtherdisguise and concealthe kickback

schem e,M O N TY R AY G R O W held a conference callw ith co-conspirators advising them that

they had to becom e em ployeesofCom pany 1 in orderto continue getting paid forrecruiting and

referring Tricare beneficiariesto Com pany 1.

l6. On or aboutM ay 5,2015,an unindicted co-conspirator e-m ailed M O N TY R A.


Y

G RO W a link to a CBS N ew sstory aboutallegationsoffraud pum ortedly com m itted by Com pany

1upon the Tricare program .

O n oraboutM ay 19,2015,M O N TY R AY G R O W eaused Com pany 1to w ire the

approximate am ountof $690,733 as paym ent in exchange for his recruitment and referral of
Tricare beneficiaries to Com pany 1.

l8. O n oraboutJune26,2015,co-conspiratorRobin Halliburton cashed check num bers

10070 and 10071intheapproxim ateam ountof$9,853aspaymentin exchangeforherrecruitm ent


and referralofTricare beneficiariesto Com pany 1through M GTEN .

A llin violation ofTitle 18,United States Code,Section 371.

CO UN TS 2-9
H ealth C are Fraud
(18U.S.C.j 1347)
Paragraphs l through 14 ofthe GeneralA llegationssection ofthisIndictm entare

re-alleged and incorporated by reference asthough fully setforth herein.

From on or about Septem ber 29, 2014,through on or about June 29,2015,in

Brow ard County,in the Southem D istrictofFlorida,and elsew here,the defendant,


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M O N TY R AY G R O W ,

in connection w ith the delivery of and paym entfor health care benefits, item s,and services,did

knowingly and willfulty execute,and attemptto execute,a schem eand artifice to defraud ahealth

care benefitprogram affecting com m erce,as defined by Title 18,United States Code, Section

24(b),thatis,Tricare,and to obtain,by means ofmaterially false and fraudulentpretenses,


representations,and prom ises,m oney and property ow ned by,and under the custody and control

of,said health cal-e benefitprogram .

Purpose ofthe Schem e and A rtifice

ltwasthepurposeofthesehem eand artitk eforthedefendantand hisaccomplices

tounlawfullyenrichthemselvesby,amongotherthings:(a)submittingandcausingthesubmission
offalseand fraudulentclaimsto Tricare;(b)concealingthe submission offalse and fraudulent
claimsto health carebenefitprograms,and thereceiptand transferoffraud proceeds'
,and (c)
diverting fraud proceeds for theirpersonaluse and benefit,the use and benefitofothers and to

furtherthe fraud.

The Schem e and A rtifice

Them annerand meansby which the defendantand hisaccomplicessoughtto accom plish

theobjectiveoftheschemeandartificeincludedthefollowing:
M O N TY ILAY G R O W offered and paid kickbacks to accom plices, including

Robin H alliburton, in exchange for recruiting Tricare beneticiaries w ho agreed to receive

com pounded m edications from Com pany 1 regardless ofw hether they needed the com pounded

m edications.

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M O NTY R AY G R O W paid kickbacks to Tricare beneficiaries in exchange for

Tricare beneficiaries'agreeing to receive com pounded m edications from Com pany 1,knowing

thatm any ofthe Tricarebeneficiariesdid notneed the com pounded m edications.

6. M O NTY R AY G R O W paid telem edicine com paniesto provide prescriptions for

com pounded m edications know ing thatTricare beneficiaries w ere notphysically exam ined by a

licensed m edicalprofessional.

M O N TY M Y G RO W caused Com pany to subm it claim s to Tricare for

com pounded m edications that w ere not m edically necessary and not properly prescribed by a

licensed m edicalprofessional.

8. A sa resultofthese claim s,Tlicare m ade paym ents to Com pany 1.

9. M O N TY IRA Y G R O W used the fraud proceeds received from Com pany 1 to

benefithim selfand others and to furtherthe schem e.

A ctsin E xecution or A ttem pted Execution ofthe Schem e and A rtifice

O n or aboutthe dates setforth asto each countbelow ,in Brow ard County,in the

Southern D istrictofFlorida,and elsew here,the defendant,

M O N TY R AY G R O W ,

in connection with the delivery of and paym entforhealth care benetits,item s,and services,did

know ingly and w illfully execute,and attem ptto execute,the above-desclibed schem e and artifice

to defraud health care benefitprogram saffecting com m erce,as defined by Title 18,United States

Code,Section 24(b),thatis,Tricare,and to obtain,by meansofmaterially false and fraudulent


pretenses,representations,and prom ises,m oney and property ow ned by,and under the custody

and controlof,said health care benefitprogram s,in thatthe defendantsubm itted and caused the

subm ission offalse and fraudulentclaim sseeking the identified dollar am ounts,and representing
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that Com pany 1 provided com pounded m edications thatw ere m edically necessary and properly

presclibed asrequired by law and by Tlicare regulations:

C ount Tricare Approx. R x N o. Item Claim ed


Beneficiary D ate of and A pprox.
Subm ission A m ount
ofClaim
2 CH 12/19/2014 105210 CoenzymeQ-10
$6,830
3 RR 1/28/2015 107365 Flurbiprofen
$7,316
4 JKW 2/16/2015 108794 Fluticasone
$19,522
5 JK W 2/16/2015 108793 Fluticasone
$19,339
6 JA 3/24/2015 110182 Loperam ide
$7,014
7 AR 3/27/2015 113914 Fluticasone
$12,175
8 RR 4/6/2015 114068 Flubiprofen
$9,144
9 SJ 4/29/2015 ll8040 Loperam ide
$7,792
ln violation ofTitle 18,U nited StatesCode,Sections 1347 and 2.

CO UN TS 10-30
R eceiptofK ickbacks in C onnection w ith a FederalH ealth C are Program
(42U.S.C.j1320a-7b(b)(1)(A))
Paragraphs 1 through 14 ofthe GeneralA llegations section ofthis lndictm entare

re-alleged and incorporated by reference as though fully setforth herein.

On or about the dates enum erated below ,in Brow ard County, in the Southem

D istrictofFlorida,and elsew here,the defendant,

M O NTY R AY G R O W ,

did know ingly and w illfully solicitand receive any rem uneration,that is,kickbacks and bribes,

overtly and covertly,in cash and in kind,including by w ire transfer,as setforth below ,in return
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for referring an individualto a person for the furnishing and anunging forthe furnishing of any

item and service forw hich paym entm ay be m ade in whole and in partundera Federalhealth care

program ,thisis,Tricare.

C ount A pprox.D ate ofK ickback A pprox.A m t.


Paym ent ofK ickback
Pa m ent
10 11/7/2014 $85,946
11 11/21/2014 $74,663

12 12/9/2014 $210,763

13 12/18/2014 $288,290

14 1/2/2015 $732,974

15 1/20/2015 $450,000

16 1/20/2015 $436,490

17 1/30/2015 $1,206,817

18 2/13/2015 $1,964,741

19 2/27/2015 $2,322,451

20 3/13/2015 $3,644,894

21 3/27/2015 $1,630,903

22 4/10/2015 $62,500

23 4/10/2015 $4,425,544

24 4/27/2015 $1,832,268

25 5/19/2015 $690,733

26 5/29/2015 $188,844

27 5/29/2015 $43,164
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Count A pprox.Date ofK ickback A pprox.A m t.


Paym ent ofK ickback
Pa m ent
28 6/12/2015 $6,156

29 6/26/2015 $69,615

30 6/29/2015 $60,360

In violation ofTitle 42,United StatesCode,Section 1320a-7b(b)(1)(A)and Title 18,


United States Code,Sed ion 2.

C O U NT S 31-37
Paym entofK ickbacksin C onnection w ith a FederalH eaIth C are Program
(42U.S.C.j 1320a-7b(b)(2)(B))
Paragraphs 1 through 14 ofthe G eneralA llegations section ofthis Indictm entare

re-alleged and incorporated by reference asthough fully setforth herein.

O n or about the dates enum erated below ,in Brow ard County,in the Southern

D istrictofFlorida,and elsew here,the defendant,

M O N TY R AY G R O W ,

did know ingly and w illfully offerand pay any rem uneration,thatis,kickbacksand bribes,directly

and indirectly,overtly and covertly,in cash and in kind,including by w ire transfer,as setforth

below ,to aperson,to induce such person to purchase,lease,order,and arrange forand recom m end

purchasing,leasing,and ordering any good,facility,service and item for which paym entm ay be

m ade in w hole and in partundera Federalhealth care program ,thatis,Tricare.

C ount A pprox.D ate ofK ickback A pprox.A m t.


Paym ent ofK ickback
Paym ent
31 1/20/2015 $1,800

32 2/18/2015 $1,680

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C ount A pprox.D ate ofK ickback A pprox.A m t.


Paym ent ofK ickback
Paym ent
33 2/18/2015 $1,680

34 3/18/2015 $1,650

35 4/22/2015 $900

36 4/22/2015 $1,600

37 4/28/2015 $1,000

ln violation ofTitle 42,United States Code,Sedion 1320a-7b(b)(2)(B)and Title


U nited States Code,Section 2.

C O U NT S 38-42
M oney L aundering
(18U.S.C.51957)
On or about the dates specified below ,in Brow ard County, in the Southern D istrict of

Florida, and elsewhere, M O NTY ItAY G R O W , as set forth in each count below , did

knowingly engage and attempt to engage in a m onetary transaction affecting interstate

com m erce,by,through and to a tinancialinstitution in crim inally derived property greaterthan

$10,000,and such property havingbeen derived from specitied unlawfulactivity.

Count Approx.D ate Description ofFinancial


Transaction
38 2/3/2015 Purchase of Cashier's Check #
0884102530 in the approxim ate
amount $105,545 with funds
from M O N TY I'A Y G R O W 'S
Bank of A m erica account no.
ending in 6597,m ade payable
to Kessler A uto Group,lnc.for
the purchase ofa 2014 Porsche
911
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C ount Approx.D ate D escription ofFinancial


Transaction
39 5/22/2015 Transfer in the approxim ate
amount of $90,478 to Land
Rover of N aples via check no.
1005 draw n on M G TEN 'S
Bank of A m erica account no.
ending in 4176 forthe purchase
of2014 Range R over
40 3/4/2016 W ire Transfer in the
approxim ate am ount of
$250,000 drawn on M GTEN 'S
Bank of A m erica account no.
ending in 6597 and payable to
an Am elitrade investm ent
account
41 3/5/2016 W irc Transfer in the
approxim ate am ount of
$1,539,815 drawn on
M GTEN 'S Bank of A m erica
accountno.ending in 4397 and
payable to D H lTitle ofFlorida
for the purchase of 5803
M arinerStreet,Tampa,Florida
42 4/5/2016 Transfer in the approxim ate
amountof$24,521to Barney's
M otorcycles via check no.115
draw n on M O N TY R AY
G R O W 'S Bank of A m erica
account no.ending in 6597 for
the purchase tw o personal
w atercraft.

Itis further alleged that the specified unlaw fulactivity is the solicitation and receipt of

kickbacks in connection with a Federalhealth care benefitprogram ,in violation of Title 42,

United StatesCode,Sections1320a-7b(b)(1)(A).
CO UN T S 43-52
Causing The M isbranding O fD rugs W hile H eld For Sale
(21U.S.C.jj331(k)and 333(a)(1))
O n or about the dates set forth below ,in Brow ard County, in the Southern Distlict of
l6
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Florida,and elsewhere,the defendant,

M O N TY R AY G R O W ,

caused to be dispensed prescription drugsw ithoutthe prescription ofapractitionerlicensed by law

to adm inisterthe dnlgs,w hile the drugsand com ponents ofthese prescription drttgsw ere held for

sale and afterthe drtlgs had been shipped in interstate com m erce,w hich acts resulted in the dnlgs

being misbranded within the meaning ofTitle 2l,United StatesCode,Section 353(b)(1),each


dispensing constituting a separate and distinctcount:

C ount R x No. A rox.D ate Prescri tion D ru D is ensed

43 104208 11/30/2014 Flurbi rofen dis ensed to KT in Satellite Beach, FL

44 105946 1/8/2015 Flurbi rofen dis ensed to LD in Jacksonville, FL

45 106713 1/20/2015 Flurbi rofen dis ensedto IP in Jacksonville, FL

46 107365 1/28/2015 Flurbi rofen dis ensedto RR in Jacksonville,FL

47 107412 1/29/2015 Flurbi rofen dis ensed to TJ in Jacksonville, FL

48 107661 2/1/2015 Lo eramide dis ensed to DB in Jacksonville,FL

49 107666 2/2/2015 Flurbi rofen dis ensed toRR in Jacksonville,FL

50 107844 2/4/2015 Flurbi rofen dis ensed toBA in Cam Pendleton, CA

51 107998 2/5/2015 Lo eramidedis ensed to K Z in Ormond Beach,FL


.

52 106739 2/26/2015 Flurbi rofen dis ensed to LG in Jacksonville,FL

ln violation ofTitle2l,United StatesCode,Sections331(k)and 333(a)(1),and Title 18,


United States Code,Section 2.

FO R FEITU RE
(18U.S.C.j982(a)(7);18U.S.C.j982(a)(1))
The allegations of this lndictm ent re-alleged and incorporated by reference as
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though fully setforth herein forthe purpose ofalleging forfeiture to the U nited States ofA m elica

ofcertain property in w hich the defendant,M O NTY R AY G R O W ,hasan interest.

Upon conviction ofa ççFederalhealth care offense,''as defined in Title 18,U nited

States Code,Section 24,asalleged in Counts l through 37,and 43 through 52 ofthislndictm ent,

the defendant shall forfeitto the United States of A m erica,pursuant to Title 18,United States

Code,Section 982(a)(7),anyproperty,realorpersonal,thatconstitutes,orisderived,directlyor
indirectly,from grossproceedstraceable to the com m ission ofsuch offense.

U pon conviction of a violation ofTitle 18,U nited States Code,Section 1957,as

alleged in Counts38 through 42 ofthis lndictm ent,the defendantshallforfeitto the U nited States

ofAmerica,pursuantto Title 18,United StatesCode,Section 982(a)(1),any property,realor


personal,involved in such violation,orany property traceable to such property.

The property which is subjectto forfeiture includes,butis notlimited to,the


follow ing'
.

RealProperty:

The realproperty known and num bered as 5803 M ariner Street,Tam pa,

Florida,together w ith all im provem ents,appurtenances, attachm ents,and fixtures thereon and

therein;

Bank A ccounts'
.

(b) A1lprincipal,deposits,interest,dividends,and otheramountscredited to


accountnum ber229042044397 held atBank ofA m erica,N .A .in the nam e ofM GTEN M arketing

Group,upto$19,536,743.31(US);

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A llprincipal,deposits,interest,dividends,and other am ounts credited to

accountnum ber898067684176 held atBank ofA m erica,N .A .in the nam e ofM GTEN M arketing

Group,upto$19,536,743.31(US);
(d) Allprincipal,deposits,interest,dividends,and otheramountscredited to
accountnum ber229019916597 held atBank ofAm erica,N .A .in the nam e ofM onty Grow ,up to

$9,604,980.96(US);
A l1principal,deposits,interest,dividends,and other am ounts credited to

account num ber 869-914682 held at TD Am eritrade in the nam e of M onty R ay Grow , up to

$3,000,000 (US);
A utom obiles'
.

(9 One(1)2014 LandRover/lkangeRover(VlN:SALW R2TF6EA395081);


(g) One(1)2014 Porsche/gl1(VlN:W P0AB2A92ES120563);
W atercraft:

(h) One(1)2016 YamahaPersonalW atercraftIVlN:YAM A0375C616);


One(l)2016YamahaPersonalW atercraft(V1N:YAM A0318C616);
Forfeiture M oney Judgm ents:

A sum of m oney equal in value to the property, real or personal, that

constitutes,orisderived,directly orindirectly,from grossproceedstraceableto the Federal

health care offenses alleged in this lndictm ent,w hich the U nited States of A m erica w ill

seek asaforfeituremoneyjudgmenttobeimposed againstthe defendantaspartofhis


sentence'
,and

(k) A sum ofmoneyequalin valuetotheproperty,realorpersonal,involved


in theviolationsofTitle l8,U nited StatesCode,Section l957,asalleged in thisIndictm ent,

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or any propel'ty traceable to such property,w hich the United States ofA m erica w illseek

asaforfeituremoneyjudgmenttobeimposedagainstthedefendantaspartofhissentence.
A1lpursuantto Title18,UnitedStatesCode,Section982(a)(7),Title 18,UnitedStates
Code,Section982(a)(l),Title18,UnitedStatesCode,Section981(a)(1)(C).
A TRU E B ILL

FO REPER SON

iD O A .FERRER
rw- m
U N1 D STA TE A TTO RN EY

KE . RSEN
A SSISTAN T UN ITED STA TES A TTO RN EY

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT CO URT
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FLORIDADocket 11/30/2016 Page 21 of 23

UNITED STATES O FAM ERICA CASE NO.

VS.
CERTIFICATE O F TRIAL ATTO RNEY'
M ONTY RAY GROW ,
Defendant.
/ Superseding Case Inform ation:

CourtDivision:(selectone) New Defendantts) Yes No


Num berofNew Defendants
X M iam i Key W est Totalnum berofcounts
FTL W PB FTP
Ido hereby certify that:
Ihave carefully considered the allegations of the indictm ent,the num ber of defendants, the num ber of
probablewitnessesandtheIegalcomplexitiesoftheIndictment/lnformation attachedhereto.
Iam aw are thatthe inform ation supplied on thisstatem entwillbe relied upon by the Judges ofthisCourtin
settingtheircalendarsand schedulingcrim inaltrialsunderthe m andate oftheSpeedy TrialAct,Title 28 U.S.C.
Section 3161.

Interpreter: (YesorNo) NO
ListIanguageand/ordialect
Thiscase w illtake 8 daysforthe partiesto try.
Please check appropriate category and type ofoffense Iisted below:
(Checkonlyone) (Checkonlyone)
I Oto 5 days Petty
11 6to 10 days X M inor
11 11 to 20 days M isdem .
IV 21 to 60 days Felony X
V: 61 days and over
6. Hasthiscasebeen previouslyfiled inthisDistrictCourt? (YesorNo) NO
Ifyes:
Judge: Case No.
(Attachcopyofdisposi
tiveorder)
Hasacomplaintbeenfiled inthismatter? (YesorNo) NO
Ifyes:
M agistrate Case No.
Related M iscellaneousnum bers:
Defendantts)infederalcustodyasof
Defendantts)instatecustodyasof
Rule 20 from the Dlstrlcto

lsthisapotentialdeathpenaltycase?(YesorNo) No
Does thiscase originate from a m atter pending in the Northern Region ofthe U.S.Attorney's Office priorto
October14,2003? Yes X No

Does this case originate from a matter pending in the CentralRegion ofthe U.S.Attorney's Office priorto
Septem ber1,2007? Yes X No

KEVIN J.LARSEN
ASSISTANT UNITED STATESAU O RNEY
CourtID No.A5501050
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UN ITED STA TES D ISTRICT CO URT


SO U TH ERN D ISTRICT O F FLORID A

PEN A LTY SH EET

D efendant'sN am e:M O N TY R AY G R O W

C aseN o:

Count#:l

Conspiracv to Defraud the United Statesand Pav and Receive H ealth Care K ickbacks

Title 18.United States Code,Section 371

*M ax.Penalty: Five(5)years'imprisonment
Counts#:2 -9

Health Care Fraud

Title 18-United States Code.Section 1347

*M ax.Penalty: Ten(10)years'imprisonmentastoeach count


Counts#:10-30

R eceiptofKickbacksin Colm ection w ith a FederalH ealth Care Procram

Title42,United StatesCode.Section 1320a-7b(b)(1)(A)

*M ax.Penalty'
. Five(5)years'imprisonmentastoeachcount
Counts#:31-37

Pavm entofK ickbacks in Connection w ith a FederalHealth Care Prom um

Title42,United StatesCode,Section l320a-7b(b)(2)(B)

*M ax.Penalty: Five(5)yearsimprisonmentastoeach count

*Refersonly to possible term ofincarceration,doesnotinclude possible fines,restitution,


specialassessm ents,parole term s,or forfeituresthat m ay be applicable.
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UN ITED STA TES D ISTRICT C OU RT


SO UTH ERN D ISTRICT O F FLO RID A

PEN A LTY SH EET

Counts#:38-42

M onev Launderin/

Title 18.United StatesCode,Secticm 1957

*M ax.Penalty: Ten(10)years'im prisonm entasto each count


- - -

Counts #:43-52

Causina the M isbranding ofDrtzcsW hile H eld forSale

Title21.United StatesCode.Sections331(k)and 333(a)(l1

*M ax.Penalty: One(1)yearimprisonmentastoeachcount

*R efers only to possible term ofincarceration,does notinclude possible fines,restitution,


specialassessm ents,parole term s,or forfeitures that m ay be applicable.

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