Queens Pharmacist Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Filing False Tax Returns

Unknown 2023 Independent Pharmacies
OIG Healthcare Fraud
Penalty
$400,000

Outcome

OIG enforcement action against Queens Pharmacist Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Filing False Tax Returns for healthcare fraud. Penalty: $400,000.

Details

Queens Pharmacist Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Filing False Tax Returns — OIG Enforcement (2023)

OIG took enforcement action against Queens Pharmacist Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Filing False Tax Returns in 2023 involving healthcare fraud violations in the Independent Pharmacies sector.

Penalty: $400,000

Violation types: Healthcare Fraud
Entity type: Pharmacy
Penalty type: Criminal

Source: Queens Pharmacist Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Filing False Tax Returns

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Source: Queens Pharmacist Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Filing False Tax Returns

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