Alabama lawmaker indicted, charged with paying kickbacks
Source: Associated Press
Updated 3:27 pm, Thursday, June 7, 2018
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- An Alabama lawmaker was arrested Thursday on federal charges that he paid kickbacks to a doctor's office that referred Medicare patients to his health care business.
State Rep. Ed Henry, a Republican from Hartselle, was charged with six counts of paying illegal kickbacks, five counts of health care fraud and other crimes when a federal grand jury indicted him May 31. The charges were unsealed Thursday by a U.S. District Court judge in Montgomery.
Henry, 47, has served in the Alabama House since 2010 and his 9th District seat includes Cullman, Marshall and Morgan counties. He announced in early 2017 that he would not seek re-election this year.
The charges against Henry involve a company called MyPractice24, news outlets reported Thursday. Henry was an owner of the company from 2015 through 2017, and served as its chief executive for a portion of that time.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Alabama-lawmaker-indicted-charged-with-paying-12975822.php
Republican State Rep. Ed Henry
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