U.S. v. Vernon

U.S. v. Vernon

In February of 2012 a federal jury in the Southern District of Alabama acquitted  Chris Vernon of conspiracy in an alleged Medicare kickback scheme. Vernon was a target defendant as co-owner of a national specialty pharmacy where the Government claimed 29 million dollars in forfeiture of assets and sought extensive incarceration of Vernon. At trial all allegations against him were either acquitted by a jury or dismissed by the Court.