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Sunnyvale medical technology executive charged with coronavirus-related fraud
by Chase DiFeliciantonio/San Francisco Chronicle
Federal authorities unsealed charges Tuesday against the president of Sunnyvale medical technology company Arrayit, alleging that he attempted to mislead investors and inflate the company stock price with fraudulent claims about the company’s coronavirus testing and other testing capabilities.
The U.S. attorney’s office in San Francisco charged Mark Schena, 57, with one count of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. The charges relate to a scheme that allegedly saw Schena and others submit $69 million in false and fraudulent claims for allergy and coronavirus testing, including $5.9 million in fraudulent charges submitted to the federal Medicare program.
In a statement, federal authorities called the case “the first criminal securities fraud prosecution related to the COVID-19 pandemic that has been brought by the Department of Justice.”
Arrayit did not immediately return calls and emails requesting comment. Calls to the Schena family were also not returned. Mark Schena is married to Arrayit CEO Rene Schena, according to corporate filings.
Federal authorities said the alleged scheme began in 2018 when Mark Schena bribed doctors and others and submitted claims to the federal Medicare program for fraudulent allergy tests, many of which were not medically necessary.
Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master’s of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator.
She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and writes on medical issues. Carol has three children RJ, Katherine, and Stephen – one daughter-in-law; Katie – two granddaughters; Isabella Marianna and Zoe Olivia – and one grandson, Alexander Paul. She also shares her life with her husband Gordon Duff, many cats, and two rescues.
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