HHS OIG announced that Fugitive Sandy De La Fe, record owner of Goldenway Pharmacy Discount, Inc., has been captured

CAPTURED: Sandy De La Fe

• On January 8, 2016, HHS OIG Most Wanted Fugitive Sandy De La Fe was apprehended at the Miami International Airport. De La Fe was indicted in July 2013 on 16 counts of health care fraud. Investigators believe that De La Fe participated in a prescription drug fraud scheme that bilked Medicare out of millions of dollars.
• De La Fe was the owner of record for Goldenway Pharmacy Discount, Inc., located in Miami, Florida. According to the indictment, De La Fe's co-conspirators paid Medicare beneficiaries to obtain prescriptions for pharmaceutical drugs. These false prescriptions, some of which were worth more than $1,000 per prescription, were then billed by Goldenway to Medicare Part D, falsely claiming that these drugs were medically necessary, had been prescribed by a doctor, and had been provided by Goldenway to Medicare beneficiaries.
• As a result of these false claims, Medicare paid Goldenway approximately $2.8 million in reimbursement. De La Fe and his co-conspirators diverted the proceeds from this scheme for their own use and to further the fraud.
• De La Fe fled to Cuba and remained a fugitive at large until his recent arrest. He is currently in custody and will face charges stemming from his indictment.