前总理实验室首席执行官和两名高管因欺诈性地为有缺陷的COVID测试收取数百万美元而被起诉. Former Premier Lab CEO and two executives indicted for fraudulently billing millions for flawed COVID tests.

联邦大陪审团起诉了Kevin Murdock, 前Greenville实验室倒闭实验室首席医疗实验室服务总裁, 以及两名执行官Thomas Lee和Vidhya Narayanan, 罪名是16项医疗欺诈和阴谋。 A federal grand jury has indicted Kevin Murdock, former CEO of defunct Greenville lab Premier Medical Laboratory Services, and two executives, Thomas Lee and Vidhya Narayanan, on 16 counts of health care fraud and conspiracy. 检察官指称,这三人对几十万次有缺陷的COVID-19测试提出虚假索赔,利用集合样品和操纵软件从联邦方案获得数百万的欺诈性补偿。 Prosecutors allege the trio submitted false claims for hundreds of thousands of flawed COVID-19 tests, using pooled samples and manipulated software to generate millions in fraudulent reimbursements from federal programs. 实验室是eTrueNorth的分包商,尽管进行了批量处理,但仍为个别测试开单,违反了合同规定。 The lab, a subcontractor for eTrueNorth, billed for individual tests despite batch processing, violating contract terms. 起诉书是在2025年民事和解之后提出的,Murdock同意为无关的回扣指控支付2 750万美元。 The indictment follows a 2025 civil settlement in which Murdock agreed to pay $27.5 million over unrelated kickback allegations. 所有被告都面临长达10年的监禁和最高250 000美元的罚款。 All defendants face up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000. 调查由联邦调查局和HHS监察长办公室牵头。 The investigation was led by the FBI and HHS Office of Inspector General.