Law360, New York (November 18, 2015, 10:48 AM EST) -- The U.S. attorney's office in Boston announced recently that drug company Warner Chilcott agreed to plead guilty to health care fraud and pay $125 million to resolve criminal and civil liability arising out of allegations involving the promotion of the company's drugs. Continuing its focus on individuals, the former president of the company has been charged with conspiring to pay kickbacks to physicians. The government's interest in prosecuting illegal drug promotion activities and illegal payments to physicians has been a longstanding priority. However, in a new twist that should be of great interest to the health care community, the government has brought criminal charges under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act against company employees as well as a physician practice owner for the alleged unlawful access to, and disclosure of, patient medical records....