Neligh pharmacist appears in US District Court
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July 7, 2022
Danelle Charf, 47, of Neligh appeared before Magistrate Judge Michael D. Nelson in the United States District courtroom in Omaha last week, for her initial appearance and arraignment on a five-count indictment. The indictment charges Charf with healthcare fraud beginning on or about Oct. 7, 2020, and continuing through Jan. 11, 2021. Charf owns and operates CW, Inc., doing business as Wanek Pharmacy and Tilden Pharmacy.
Authorities alleged, in a May 17 indictment, “Charf would fill or cause to be filled at Wanek and Tilden pharmacies with the generic version of certain medications and then submit and cause to be submitted, claims to health care benefit programs, including Medicare and Nebraska Medicaid, seeking reimbursement for the more expensive brand-name version of the medications.”
If convicted, Charf faces potential penalties including 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a three-year term of supervised release and a $100 special assessment for each charge.
Charf, accompanied by her attorney, Adam J. Sipple with Domina Law Group in Omaha, entered not guilty pleas to all five allegations.
According to federal court documents, the prosecutor, assistant US Attorney Kelli Ceraolo, did not oppose Charf’s release “on conditions,” but requested an additional condition.
After hearing arguments, the judge ruled the extra condition was not required and Charf was released.
A trial date will be set after expiration of the pretrial motion deadline, which is July 18.
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