ALBUQUERQUE – Attorney General Hector Balderas announced a settlement of $209.2 million against Walgreens over their fraudulent dispensing of insulin pens around the nation Jan. 24.


New Mexico is joined by the United States, the District of Columbia, and all other 49 states in settling allegations against Walgreens Boots Alliance.


The agreement in principle resolves allegations that Walgreens knowingly engaged in fraudulent over-dispensing of insulin pens to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. Walgreens operates the largest retail pharmacy chain in the U.S., with 8,309 locations across all 50 states.


“Out-of-state multi-billion dollar corporations must not be...

ALBUQUERQUE – Attorney General Hector Balderas announced a settlement of $209.2 million against Walgreens over their fraudulent dispensing of insulin pens around the nation Jan. 24. New Mexico is joined by the United States, the District of Columbia, and all other 49 states in settling allegations against Walgreens Boots Alliance.




The agreement in principle resolves allegations that Walgreens knowingly engaged in fraudulent over-dispensing of insulin pens to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. Walgreens operates the largest retail pharmacy chain in the U.S., with 8,309 locations across all 50 states.




“Out-of-state multi-billion dollar corporations must not be allowed to...

NASCHITTI, N.M. – The Navajo Police Department is confirming that officers were involved in a shooting Wednesday evening, according to a news release issued by Navajo Police Department senior public relations officer Christina Tsosie.






“It is confirmed at this time that there was a single death and responding officers were not harmed,” she said.






This case is actively being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Navajo Division of Public Safety.






“We would like to reassure the community that the incident was localized and there was no immediate threat to the public,” she said.



 

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – When the Navajo Police Department responded to a possible shots fired call in the Nazlini, Ariz. community Jan. 12, there was no indication that a game of Russian roulette was played at the time of the incident, NPD spokeswoman Christina Tsosie said in statement Friday.






Tsosie explained that responding officers arrived on the scene and found a female victim at a neighbor's home. The neighbor reported to the officer on scene that she had heard arguing next door and a short time later the victim came to her home seeking assistance.






The female victim had blood coming from a laceration on her forehead which she indicated was caused by the suspect when he...