Houston Public MediaOct 16, 2024

Following a 10-day trial, a former Houston pharmacy owner Tuesday was convicted of 15 counts in a yearlong $160 million Medicare fraud conspiracy that targeted elderly patients.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2024/10/16/503092/former-houston-pharmacy-owner-convicted-of-15-counts-in-150-million-medicare-fraud-scheme/

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Former Houston pharmacy owner convicted of 15 counts in $160 million Medicare fraud scheme

Prosecutors said 59-year-old Mohamad Mokbel illegally paid for the identification numbers of Medicare recipients and their personal health and physician information.

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Houston Public MediaOct 4, 2024

Several pharmaceutical executives were arrested and charged for funneling millions of commonly abused drugs to Houston-area "pill mill" pharmacies, officials said.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2024/10/04/501992/pharmaceutical-distributors-charged-for-funneling-abused-drugs-to-houston-pharmacies/

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Pharmaceutical distributors charged for funneling abused drugs to Houston pharmacies

Pharmaceutical distributors allegedly funneled nearly 70 million opioid pills and 30 million doses of prescription drugs to several Houston-area pill-mill pharmacies. The drugs had an estimated street value of $1.3 billion, officials said.

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