April 30, 2026
A former pharmacist on Wednesday was denied an early release from his 35-month sentence for his role in a $5.6 million fraudulent prescription scheme, as a Michigan federal judge said the Bureau of Prisons was providing sufficient treatment for the pharmacist's blood cancer.
September 30, 2025
A pharmacist was sentenced on Tuesday to 35 months in prison for his role in a plot to file fraudulent prescriptions for specialty drugs that were later sold for profit, costing Medicare and an insurer at least $5.6 million and earning the pharmacist and his wife more than $11 million.
September 17, 2025
A former pharmacy technician was sentenced to 20 months in prison Wednesday for her role in what a Michigan federal judge called an elaborate scheme that led to Medicare and an insurer paying more than $5.6 million for fraudulent prescriptions.