The U.S. District Court of Columbus unsealed the indictment, which alleges that from 2005-2009, Dr. Njoku and Ms. Scott-Guiler allegedly submitted claims for visits and services that never took place or occurred while Dr. Njoku was out of the country, according to the report. Ms. Scott-Guiler, who is not licensed to practice medicine, is accused of caring for patients in Dr. Njoku’s absence and writing prescriptions for narcotics and other drugs using a pre-signed pad.
If convicted, the defendants face a maximum sentence of five years in prison for each count of making false statements, a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for healthcare fraud and a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for distribution of a controlled substance, according to the report.
Read the Business First’s report on Dr. Charles Njoku and Veronica Scott-Guiler.
