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McElwee formed Lead Junkies, a lead generation firm, in July 2021. He advertised online in December 2021 that he had Medicare data for sale.
An attorney for McElwee noted that McElwee had turned himself in to authorities the day that he knew prosecutors were looking for him; that he has a longstanding, difficult-to-treat substance use disorder for which he has entered treatment; and that he has gone to all required drug screenings, in spite of the fact that he had tested positive on multiple occasions.
McElwee formed Lead Junkies, a lead generation firm, in July 2021. He advertised online in December 2021 that he had Medicare data for sale.
An attorney for McElwee noted that McElwee had turned himself in to authorities the day that he knew prosecutors were looking for him; that he has a longstanding, difficult-to-treat substance use disorder for which he has entered treatment; and that he has gone to all required drug screenings, in spite of the fact that he had tested positive on multiple occasions.