Charges dropped against California bioscience company founder in alleged $3.5 million kickback scheme

Federal prosecutors have abruptly dropped criminal charges against a former executive with a defunct Irvine-based health sciences lab business who was accused of paying physicians at least $3.5 million in kickbacks to induce them to order unnecessary genetic tests for Medicare and Medicaid recipients.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a court motion last week that it dismissed the case against Brian Javaade Meshkin, 46, “in the interests of justice.” The Ladera Ranch man, founder of Proove Biosciences Inc., was indicted in 2021 on charges of conspiracy and receiving and making illegal payments.

Charges also were dropped against Ossama Antoine Jawar, a former sales representative for Proove, and four physicians

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