Overview
- Paul Randall, 66, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of wire fraud and faces up to 30 years when he is sentenced Aug. 3.
- He admitted causing at least $269,120,829 in false Medi‑Cal claims from May 2022 to April 2023, of which about $178,746,556 was paid.
- Prosecutors say he exploited Medi‑Cal’s temporary halt to prior authorization by using Monte Vista Pharmacy to bill for 19 non‑contracted generics in unique doses, including a meloxicam prescription billed at about $13,424.
- Court records say he paid kickbacks for patient data and to nurse practitioner Patricia Anderson to sign pre‑filled prescriptions without seeing patients, and co‑schemers Kyrollos Mekail and Anderson have pleaded guilty.
- Investigators have seized about $126.5 million in assets tied to the scheme, and Randall agreed to forfeit bank funds, cars, real estate and sports memorabilia as the FBI, HHS‑OIG and the California Department of Justice continue the case.