Two Florida Men Get 2 Years Each for Lawrence, Kansas, Pharmacy That Shipped Unwanted Prescriptions to Bill Medicare

Published Oct. 29, 2026. Case statuses are current as of that date.

Some Medicare beneficiaries in Florida and Kansas started getting medications in the mail that they hadn't expected. Some called the pharmacy. Some sent the packages back. Federal prosecutors say those shipments were the point: a Lawrence, Kansas, pharmacy filled prescriptions written without proper exams, chose which ones to fill based on how much Medicare would pay, and billed the program for nearly $900,000.

Steven Anthony Churchill, 39, of Boca Raton, Florida, and Samson Kollelil Solomon, 28, of Pompano Beach, Florida, were each sentenced to 24 months in prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas announced on Oct. 16, 2026 [1]. A third defendant, Fawn Lickteig, 46, of Lawrence, Kansas, is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 10, 2026.

Status: All three pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, mail fraud and wire fraud, according to court documents cited in the release [1].

How the scheme worked

According to court documents, as summarized by the U.S. Attorney's Office [1]:

1. A pharmacy in someone else's name. In March 2020, Churchill bought Free State Pharmacy (FSP) in Lawrence, Kansas, but under the name of an accused co-conspirator who has since died. (The release does not name that person.)
2. Mail order posing as retail. FSP operated as a mail-order pharmacy while representing itself to Medicare as a retail pharmacy.
3. The paperwork. FSP contracted with Lickteig's company, Pharmacy Consulting, to complete and submit its applications to Medicare and other government health care entities.
4. Patient lists from telemedicine companies. FSP got patients' names and addresses from telemedicine companies. Employees filled and shipped medications even though the prescribing doctors hadn't physically examined the patients or held proper telemedicine visits.
5. Profit first. FSP prioritized filling prescriptions based on how much Medicare would pay. Most were high-dollar dermatology products.
6. Unwanted packages. FSP received calls from patients who unexpectedly got medical products, and some patients returned them.
7. Out-of-state patients. Although FSP was in Kansas, most beneficiaries were in Florida: 948 claims for Florida residents versus 381 for Kansas residents. Of the 40 prescribers who worked with FSP, 15 were under investigation at the time for referring medically unnecessary services.

Between September 2020 and February 2021, Churchill, Solomon and Lickteig submitted 2,699 false claims, causing Medicare to pay FSP $897,405, according to the release [1].

The people sentenced and their status

Steven Anthony Churchill, 39, of Boca Raton, Florida [1]

• Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, mail fraud and wire fraud.
• Sentenced to 24 months in prison.

Samson Kollelil Solomon, 28, of Pompano Beach, Florida [1]

• Pleaded guilty to the same conspiracy count.
• Sentenced to 24 months in prison.

Fawn Lickteig, 46, of Lawrence, Kansas, whose company, Pharmacy Consulting, handled FSP's Medicare applications [1]

• Pleaded guilty to the same conspiracy count.
• Sentencing set for Nov. 10, 2026.

The release does not state Solomon's role at the pharmacy, the sentencing judge, or whether restitution was ordered (details pending). The FBI and the HHS Office of Inspector General investigated, and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sara Walton and Lindsey Debenham prosecuted [1].

"Medicare exists to help senior citizens obtain the medical services and supplies they need," said U.S. Attorney Ryan A. Kriegshauser [1].

Why unexpected deliveries matter

When a pharmacy ships medicine nobody asked for, it isn't a free gift. Each package can represent a Medicare claim in the patient's name, and those claims can affect the patient's records and future coverage. Telemedicine has made legitimate care easier to get, but it has also given fraudsters a way to generate prescriptions without a real doctor-patient relationship.

Red flags

These are general warning signs of this kind of scheme; not every one is alleged in this case.

• Medications or creams arrive by mail that you or your doctor didn't order.
• A call or ad offering free or low-cost prescriptions after a quick phone "consultation."
• A doctor you've never met listed as your prescriber.
• Medicare statements showing prescriptions from a pharmacy you don't use, especially an out-of-state one.

What to do if you're targeted

1. Don't accept or use unexpected medication. Contact the pharmacy, and keep the packaging and labels.
2. Check your Medicare Summary Notice or claims at medicare.gov for prescriptions you didn't request.
3. Never give your Medicare number to unsolicited callers.
4. Report suspected fraud to 1-800-MEDICARE or the HHS Office of Inspector General at 1-800-HHS-TIPS or oig.hhs.gov. Your local Senior Medicare Patrol can also help.
5. Report other scams to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.

Case status (as of Oct. 29, 2026)

Defendant	Court	Status	Source
Steven Anthony Churchill, 39, Boca Raton, Fla.	U.S. District Court, District of Kansas	Pleaded guilty (conspiracy to commit health care fraud, mail fraud and wire fraud); sentenced to 24 months	[1]
Samson Kollelil Solomon, 28, Pompano Beach, Fla.	Same	Pleaded guilty (same count); sentenced to 24 months	[1]
Fawn Lickteig, 46, Lawrence, Kan.	Same	Pleaded guilty (same count); sentencing set Nov. 10, 2026	[1]

Statuses can change.

Sources

1. U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Kansas, "Two Florida defendants sentenced to prison for nearly $900,000 health care scam," Oct. 16, 2026. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ks/pr/two-florida-defendants-sentenced-prison-nearly-900000-health-care-scam

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