A federal judge in Boston ordered Warner Chilcott to pay $125 million to resolve criminal and civil claims related to healthcare fraud. The sentenced was delivered April 15, six months after the former pharmaceutical company pleaded guilty in connection to illegally marketing its drugs, including Actonel, Asacol and Enablex.
Between 2009 and 2013, Warner Chilcott employees provided payments and complimentary meals to doctors to encourage them to prescribe the company’s drugs. The company was purchased by Actavis PLC in 2013 and renamed Allergan Inc.
W. Carl Reichel, former Warner Chilcott president, was indicted in October 2015 on charges of conspiring to pay kickbacks to doctors. He denies the allegations.
Nicholas joined TriMed in 2016 as the managing editor of the Chicago office. After receiving his master’s from Roosevelt University, he worked in various writing/editing roles for magazines ranging in topic from billiards to metallurgy. Currently on Chicago’s north side, Nicholas keeps busy by running, reading and talking to his two cats.