NEW YORK, New York — A New York man has been convicted by a federal jury for his involvement in health care fraud conspiracies, illegal distribution of Suboxone, and health care kickbacks, following an investigation by the Homeland Security Task Force New York.
Tony Brown-Arkah, a 78-year-old resident of New York, owned American Medical Centers, a Brooklyn clinic that purportedly offered substance abuse treatment. The clinic attracted patients by illegally prescribing Suboxone, a Schedule III narcotic intended for opioid use disorder treatment, according to a press release from the Homeland Security Investigations New York. Witnesses testified that the drug was often abused by prison inmates. Brown-Arkah permitted a drug ring to operate within and around his clinic, where dealers purchased patients’ Suboxone prescriptions for cash.
“Tony Brown-Arkah siphoned millions from Medicare and Medicaid to fuel a criminal enterprise that exploited addicted and vulnerable patients,” said Pete Gizas, acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations New York. The investigation revealed fraudulent treatment and testing, as well as a kickback network, according to the press release…