U.S. Department
of Justice
U.S. v. William N. Harwin
Dr. William Harwin was charged with participating in a conspiracy to suppress and eliminate competition by agreeing to allocate the provision of medical and radiation oncology services. While he was President and Managing Physician Partner of Florida Cancer Specialists (FCS), Harwin and his co-conspirators agreed not to compete to provide chemotherapy and radiation treatments to cancer patients in Southwest Florida. Beginning as early as 1999 and continuing until at least 2016, Harwin entered into an illegal agreement that allocated chemotherapy treatments to FCS and radiation treatments to a competing oncology group.
For further information:
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Press Release: Former Cancer Center President Indicted For Participation In Long-Running Antitrust Conspiracy(September 24, 2020)
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Information on Victim’s Rights
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Related Case: U.S. v. Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, LLC
We have been granted a Motion to Establish Procedure for Providing Notice to Crime Victims.
For questions about upcoming public hearings or victims’ rights, contact the Victim Hearing Coordinator in the Washington Criminal II Section.
Patient Notice: In the course of the criminal action, the Antitrust Division may obtain certain individual patient data from oncology providers in Charlotte, Collier, and Lee Counties in Florida, including Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, LLC as identified in the Indictment. For questions, please contact the Victim-Witness Coordinator in the Washington Criminal II Section.
Case Documents:
Indictment (September 23, 2020)
- Customer, Territorial or Market Allocation - Horizontal
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)