A 13-count indictment was unsealed Tuesday charging two Houston pharmacists and a physician for their roles in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud, kickback, and money laundering scheme.
According to court documents, Shalondria Simpson, 45, of Houston, is a pharmacist who owned and operated two pharmacies: Advance Pharmacy and TruCare Pharmacy . Simpson’s twin sister, physician Lashondria Simpson-Camp, 45, of Allen, Texas, allegedly referred prescriptions to Advance and TruCare in exchange for illegal kickbacks and bribes. Shayla Bryant, 38, of Houston, was a pharmacist and Advance and TruCare’s business manager.
Investigators said to conceal the scheme and disguise its proceeds, Simpson also conspired to launder the proceeds through financial transactions greater than $10,000. According to the indictment, after learning of the investigation, Simpson attempted to cover her tracks by converting criminal proceeds to cash and transferring funds among over ten bank accounts and a cryptocurrency wallet.
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