Five New Jersey Pharmacies Settle False Claims Allegations for $1.935 Million

On May 28, 2025, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey announced that five pharmacies located in Jersey City, Bayonne, and Elizabeth agreed to pay a total of $1,935,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act. It was alleged that the pharmacies knowingly billed federal health care programs, specifically Medicare Part D and the New Jersey Medicaid Program, for medications that were never dispensed. According to the settlement agreements, inventory records revealed that the pharmacies had not purchased sufficient quantities of medications from wholesalers to support the volume of prescriptions they submitted for reimbursement. The individual settlement amounts ranged from approximately $101,000 to $1,000,000, depending on the period and extent of alleged misconduct.

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