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Kansas Physician and Wife Indicted for Fradulent Prescriptions
A Topeka, Kan. grand jury returned a 34-count indictment against Haysville physician Dr. Stephen J. Schneider and his wife and nurse, Linda K. Schneider. The indictments allege at least four patient deaths are directly linked to prescriptions from Schneider’s office.
The Schneiders are charged with one count of conspiracy, five counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, 11 counts of health care fraud, 13 counts of illegal monetary transactions and four counts of money laundering. The Schneiders pled not guilty in federal court, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. If convicted on all counts, the each of the Schneiders face 75 years in prison, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Fifty-six of Stephen Schneider’s patients died from accident accidental prescription drug overdoses in the last five years, according to the indictment. But thus far, the Schneiders have not been charged with murder.
Court documents substantiate Schneider’s clinic wrote unlawful prescriptions for narcotic painkillers, muscle relaxers and other drugs, including Fentanyl, Methadone, Morphine and Oxycodone.
Investigators Branded the Clinic a “Pill Mill”
KansasCity.com reported the Schneider Medical Clinic in suburban Wichita was open 11 hours a day, seven days a week. Appointments were made scheduled just 10 minutes apart.
The pair was arrested Dec. 19 and remanded to custody by U.S. Magistrate Judge Donald Bostwick, who determined the Schneiders were a flight risk.
The Star-Tribune reported the Schneiders' clinic had been investigated for years. Prosecutors contend the Schneiders continued fraudulent practices despite the government’s investigation. The following agencies participated in the investigation: U.S. Department of Heath and Human Services, Kansas Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Kansas Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Social Security Administration.
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