CHARLESTON, W.Va. –There has been settlements and charges filed in connection with the U.S. Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
U.S. Attorney’s Matthew Harvey and Moore Capito made the announcements Tuesday afternoon.
Harvey announced civil settlements with two defendants in connection with alleged scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. According to his release, the settlements stem from each defendant’s respective use of pre-signed, invalid prescriptions that were issued outside the usual course of his professional practice to his patients in West Virginia while he was traveling.
Defendants that have settled include:
– Muhammad Salman, 64, of Bridgeport reached a civil settlement to pay $325,000 to resolve allegations that he and his company, Bridgeport Pharmacy, violated the False Claims Act and violated the Controlled Substances Act
– Jorge Roig, 58, of Weirton reached a civil settlement to pay $165,900 to resolve allegations that he violated the Controlled Substances Act
The settlements are a part of a strategically coordinated, nationwide law enforcement action that has resulted in charges against 455 defendants, including 90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged involvement in health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes involved over $6.5 billion in false claims and significant patient harm, including death.
“Both here in West Virginia and across the country, the evidence is overwhelming: when health care providers seek convenience or profit instead of complying with the law, the public pays the price. These cases demonstrated the critical importance of coordinated enforcement, between this office, our federal partners, and the West Virginia Attorney General’s Office, to identify violations quickly and act decisively,” Harvey said. “We are committed to pursuing any provider whose conduct threatens patient safety or drains public health care programs. Today’s actions make clear that we will not allow illegal prescribing practices, irresponsible handling of controlled substance, or fraudulent billing to go unchecked.”
Capito announced charges against Raymond C. Meadows II, 52, of Huntington and his wife Helen Crutcher Meadows, 49, of Tampa, Florida. They allegedly conspired to commit wire fraud through their roles at Lifehouse Inc., a nonprofit, long-term, faith-based substance abuse recovery program in Huntington.
Raymond, along with his wife and another individual, allegedly falsified and submitted timesheets to a testing laboratory for drug testing work not actually performed.
According to the release, the scheme included Meadow’s wife routinely billing 32 hours of overtime each week for months at a time, as well as billing for hours while she was out-of-state.
“As alleged in the criminal complaints, these defendants viewed West Virginia’s addiction crisis not as a tragedy, but as an opportunity,” Capito said. “While families buried loved ones, communities fought to save lives, and taxpayers funded efforts to combat substance abuse, they allegedly exploited the system for personal gain. The damage from conduct like this extends far beyond dollars and cents, it robs communities of resources, undermines recovery efforts, and betrays public trust. We will continue to pursue fraudsters who enrich themselves through the misery of others and hold them fully accountable.”
He also announced a $120,000 civil settlement that resolves allegations involving claims submitted by West Virginia Sleep Centers LLC, a Beckley sleep laboratory, to Medicaid and the Veterans Administration Community Health program.
