An Orange County man is expected to plead guilty Monday to a federal charge for his alleged role in a health-care fraud scheme in which nearly $270 million in bogus claims were submitted to Medi-Cal for expensive prescription drugs that were not medically necessary and, in many instances, not provided.
Paul Randall, 66, of Orange, has agreed to enter a plea in downtown Los Angeles to a single count of health care fraud, a felony carrying a possible penalty of up to 10 years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
An affidavit filed in Los Angeles federal court alleges that Randall, Kyrollos Mekail, 37, of Moreno Valley, and Patricia Anderson, 58, of West Hills took advantage of Medi-Cal’s suspension of its requirement that caregivers obtain prior authorization before providing certain services or medications as a condition of reimbursement…