Ricky Wayne Quinn was sentenced this week to 2 1/2 years in federal prison and three years of supervised release, and ordered to jointly repay $786,972.10 to Mississippi’s Division of Medicaid, the Mississippi Attorney General Lyn Fitch’s office said in a release.
The sentencing is the second in the case against the owners of Medical Plaza Pharmacy in Corinth. Quinn’s business partner, John Anthony “Andy” Null, received a similar sentence in April, the release said.
According to the release, prosecutors said both men were found guilty of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud after submitting fraudulent prescription claims to Medicare and Medicaid from 2017 to 2021. The release said the pharmaceutical substances claimed in the case were never provided to actual patients.
The release said the case was investigated by the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General and was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi. “We are sending a clear message that here in Mississippi, we are committed to fighting waste, fraud and corruption,” Fitch said. “We are grateful for such strong partners at the Office of the Inspector General and U.S. Attorney’s Office. Working together, we are ensuring justice is served on behalf of Mississippi taxpayers,” the release quoted Fitch as saying.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
