Walgreens Boots Alliance agreed to pay $106.8 million to settle charges it fraudulently billed the U.S. government for prescriptions that were never dispensed, the Department of Justice said.

The DOJ alleged that Walgreens submitted false billing ... settlement, while individual states will receive a total of $14.9 million to be distributed through separate agreements with states. The ...

"We will hold accountable those who abuse these programs by knowingly billing ... a former Walgreens pharmacy manager who filed the Texas case, will receive $14.92 million from the settlement.

Walgreens has agreed to pay almost $107 million to settle allegations that it fraudulently billed government programs for prescriptions that its pharmacies never dispensed, the Department of ...

"Fraudulently billing for prescriptions which are never dispensed endangers the integrity of these critical programs." The settlement ends three federal cases against Walgreens in New Mexico ...

Walgreens agrees to a $106.8 million settlement for false billing claims to Medicare ... for their roles in the case. The settlement resolves accusations that the pharmacy chain billed Medicare ...

Steven Turck, a former Walgreens pharmacy manager who filed the Texas case, will receive $14.92 million from the settlement. Andrew Bustos, a former Walgreens district pharmacy supervisor who ...

To help prevent fraud of this nature again, Walgreens made changes to its electronic pharmacy management system, according to the DOJ’s statement. "Due to a software error, we inadvertently ...

"We will hold accountable those who abuse these programs by knowingly billing for goods or services they did not provide." Walgreens ... Friday's settlement resolves three whistleblower lawsuits ...