US Oxycontin ring

July 1, 2014

FOUR pharmacists in Los Angeles are facing court action after being indicted for their participation in a massive Oxycontin scam which allegedly saw almost 1 million pills diverted. The pharmacy owners operated chemist shops in Orange, Los Angeles and San Bernadino counties, with the Orange County Register saying the prosecutor will allege they were part of a conspiracy to defraud the US Medicare scheme and insurers of US$2.7m in Oxycontin reimbursements. The scam allegedly involved recruiters who enlisted lowincome patients to come to a pain management clinic to receive bogus treatments and prescriptions. The “patients” were then taken to the pharmacies to have the scripts filled - and once the Oxycontin was handed over the recruiters took it to sell on the street. The investigation, called Operation Dirty Lake, has already seen 14 other participants in the scheme plead guilty.

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