A former Michigan pharmacist was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for his role in a health care fraud scheme at a pharmacy he operated.
He was also ordered to pay $4 million in restitution and to forfeit four real estate properties and $726,364.96.
According to court documents, from approximately 2011 to 2017, Nabil Fakih, 50, of Wayne County, billed Medicare for prescription medications that he did not dispense at the pharmacy he owned and operated in Dearborn Heights, Michigan.
As part of the scheme, Fakih submitted fraudulent claims to Medicare for high-reimbursement prescription medications, such as blood thinners and lung disease inhalers, that his pharmacy did not even have in stock.
He concealed his fraud by manipulating the inventory purchases at his pharmacy, as well as the receipt and transfer of the proceeds, diverting them for his own personal use and benefit.
As a result of his crime, Fakih caused approximately $4 million in losses to Medicare.
In August 2024, Fakih pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud before a federal judge in the Eastern District of Michigan.
