Former pharma sales rep pleads guilty to $50M prescription drug fraud

A former pharmaceutical sales representative pleaded guilty June 16 to a $50 million prescription drug fraud scheme.

William Hickman of New Jersey pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money-laundering. He was among seven people charged in March 2019 with enlisting government and education employees to seek prescriptions for medications they didn't need.