Drugs
CEO and Clinical President of Digital Health Company Arrested for Illegal Adderall Distribution
The Justice Department’s first criminal drug prosecutions related to a digital health company exposes a $100 million Adderall distribution and healthcare fraud scheme
On Thursday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the founder and CEO of a California-based digital health company and its clinical president were arrested in connection with their alleged participation in a scheme to distribute Adderall over the internet and conspire to commit health care fraud in connection with the submission of false and fraudulent claims for repayment for Adderall (and other stimulants).
Founder and CEO of Done Global Inc. Ruthia He was arrested in Los Angeles, and David Brody, the clinical president of Done Health P.C. (collectively, Done), was arrested in San Rafael, California. The arrests are the result of a joint effort by the Drug Enforcement Agency, (DEA), Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation.
“As alleged, these defendants exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to…
