The Justice Department is suing two former executives of an Atlanta-based laboratory accused of fraudulently billing Medicare for about $13.7 million in unnecessary lab tests.
The False Claims Act complaint names Jay Johnson and Austin Whiles, former executives with Capstone Diagnostics.
Federal prosecutors say that between 2019 and 2021, Johnson and Whiles targeted faith-based communities and older adults, including religious events and senior living facilities, as part of the alleged scheme…