Pharmacy visit pays off with nearly $200K prize in Pennsylvania
CLAIRTON, Pa. — A Pennsylvania Lottery player won a progressive top prize of $199,166 on Tuesday after purchasing a Fast Play Break the Ice ticket in Allegheny County, officials confirmed. The winning…
Compounding pharmacy owner sentenced to 18 months and over $6 million in restitution
TULSA, Okla. – A former Jenks resident has been sentenced to 18 months for conspiracy to offer and pay health care kickbacks, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge George K.…
Get Your Prescriptions Before Walgreens Pharmacy Employees Walkout This Week
TRENTON, NJ – Walgreens employees are planning a walkout this week and while at this point, three states have confirmed they will participate, others are considering a show of solidarity. If that…
South Philly Pharmacy Looters Sought by Police
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Philadelphia Police Department is actively seeking the public’s assistance in identifying four suspects connected to the looting and commercial burglary of South Philly Pharmacy. The incident took place…
Super Drug Pharmacy Looting Investigation Launched by Philadelphia Police
PHILADELPHIA, PA – A recent commercial burglary at Super Drug Pharmacy, located at 2941 N. 5th St, took place on Thursday. The Philadelphia Police Department has released video footage of the suspects.…
Multiple Robbery Suspects Clean Out Philadelphia Pharmacy
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Central Detective Division has released video clips and is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying individuals involved in a recent burglary. The incident reportedly occurred at Fairmount Pharmacy…
NYPD Investigating Multiple Pharmacy Burglaries
NEW YORK CITY, NY – The New York City Police Department is investigating a series of burglaries that occurred in August. The incidents involved unidentified male individuals. The first incident occurred on…
Shoplifters Stab Pharmacy Worker Over Baby Formula
BROOKLYN, NY – A group of unidentified individuals robbed a pharmacy on Elton Street on Wednesday, resulting in an employee being stabbed while trying to prevent the theft. The incident occurred at…
Suspect Arrested Armed Robbery at New Castle Pharmacy
NEW CASTLE, DE – On Friday morning, Justin Kranz, a 27-year-old resident of New Castle, was apprehended by troopers for the armed robbery at Darley Pharmacy in Claymont. On Thursday, at about…
Knifepoint Pharmacy Robbery Suspect At Large in Columbus
COLUMBUS, OH – A man robbed a northeast Columbus pharmacy at knifepoint on Wednesday. The Robbery Unit detectives have released surveillance photos of the armed suspect. The suspect infiltrated the business located…
Maryland Men Arrested After Pharmacy Fraud Attempt
SELBYVILLE, DE – Delaware State Police arrested Micah Lee, 23, of Silver Spring, Maryland, and Bashir Abukar, 21, of Bowie, Maryland, after attempting to fraudulently obtain prescription medication from a Selbyville pharmacy…
Pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance to cut corporate jobs by 10%
(Reuters) – Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc said on Friday it would slash its corporate staff by about 10%, as it streamlines operations and focuses on consumer-facing healthcare businesses. None of the 504…
Employee Thwarts Attempted Robbery at CVS Pharmacy on North 2nd Street
BOSTON, MA – On Sunday, at approximately 8:16 PM, two unknown black males entered the CVS Pharmacy located at 1148 North 2nd St. One of the suspects attempted to pass a counterfeit…
US pharmacy chain CVS to bolster customer privacy protection after shareholder push
(Reuters) – CVS Health Corp will enhance its data privacy disclosures following a shareholder proposal that asked the pharmacy chain to address concerns around threats to customers’ reproductive health data, Arjuna Capital…
NYPD investigating armed robbery at Queens pharmacy
NEW YORK, NY – Police are investigating after a Queens CVS store was robbed at knifepoint on Monday. According to police, at around 1:30 pm, the suspect entered the CVS store at…
Black-Market Medication Wholesaler, Pharmacy Owner, And Three Other Defendants Charged In $15 Million HIV Medication Fraud Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau…
Two New York City drug dealers caught targeting local pharmacy for prescription drugs
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Two New York City pill pushers were arrested in Brick Township, New Jersey on Thursday after the DEA, coordinating with the Brick Township Police Department, followed their trail…
North Jersey pharmacy worker guilty of taking bribes, kickbacks for meds
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ – A Morris County pharmacy worker has pleaded guilty to a medical bribery and kickback scheme for medications. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today the admission of a…
Morris County Pharmacy Employee Admits Participating In $2.4 Million Kickback And Bribery Scheme
TRENTON, N.J. – A pharmacy employee today admitted conspiring to offer and pay bribes and kickbacks in exchange for having prescriptions steered to the Morris County, New Jersey, pharmacy where he worked,…
Ex-employee of pharmacy in deadly 2012 meningitis outbreak gets prison
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – A former employee of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy whose mold-tainted drugs sparked a deadly nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak in 2012 was sentenced on Tuesday to five…
Shoplifter punched security guard at Philadelphia CVS Pharmacy
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Police in Philadelphia are searching for a man who allegedly punched a security guard at a CVS pharmacy when confronted about his stolen items. According to police, on November…
Pharmacy Manager Sentenced to Probation for Obtaining Opiates By Fraud
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Brian Thomas Badgley, 37, of Waterbury, Vermont was sentenced today by United States District Judge Christina Reiss to…
Waschko’s Pharmacy To Pay $210,000 For Recordkeeping Violations Of The Controlled Substances Act
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Waschko’s Pharmacy, located in Hazelton, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay the United States $210,000 in civil penalties…
Acme Pharmacy Agrees to $350,000 Settlement Relating to Controlled Substances Act Allegations
MACON, Ga. – Murray Drug Company, Inc, which did business as Acme Pharmacy in Homerville, Georgia, has agreed to a $350,000 settlement to resolve allegations that the pharmacy violated the Controlled Substances Act…
Fire breaks out at CVS pharmacy counter in District Heights
DISTRICT HEIGHTS, MD – The sprinkler system at the CVS store located at 7000 Marlboro Parkway extinguished a fire at the checkout counter early this morning. Prince George’s County Fire Department responded…
Mother and Daughter Pharmacy Owners Charged with Health Care Fraud and Kickback Crimes
Miami, Florida – A South Florida federal grand jury has charged Mirosis Gonzalez, 58, and her daughter Berioska Sosa, 32, with paying kickbacks in exchange for referrals of Medicare beneficiaries to their…
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