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A Janesville pharmacist was arrested by federal agents and charged with 46 counts related to alleged health care fraud.

Licensed pharmacist Mark Johnson, 55, of Janesville, was arrested Friday morning. He is charged with defrauding Medicare and Medicaid from January 2008 to March 2014 by obtaining reimbursements for prescription drugs that were not actually delivered to patients under Medicare or Medicaid plans, according to U.S. Attorney John W. Vaudreuil.

Johnson is also charged with lying during a health care audit and with identity theft for falsely reporting the identification numbers of specific doctors to Medicare and Medicaid who did not prescribe the drugs reported.

The indictment alleges that Johnson charged Medicare and Medicaid around $1 million in fraudulent reimbursements during the time of the fraud.

The fraud and subsequent felonies allegedly took place at Kealey Pharmacy and Home Care, Inc., a retail pharmacy owned and run by Johnson at 21 S. Jackson St. in Janesville.

The 39 health care fraud charges each carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and the false statements charge has a maximum penalty of five years.