Pharr Family Pharmacy owner, six others indicted in $110 million health care fraud scheme
KRGV Digital, 18 June 2021
A compound pharmacy owner, three marketers, a referring physician and two clinic office staff members were charged for their alleged role in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud and kickback scheme Friday.
Among those charged was John Ageudo Rodriguez, 51, owner of Pharr Family Pharmacy; Mohammad Imtiaz Chowdhury, 40, his father – Dr. Tajul Shams Chowdhury, 71, – and Alex Flores Jr., 51, all of McAllen; Hector DeLaCruz, Jr., 50, of Edinburg; Araceli Gaona, 35, of Mission; and Erika Hernandez Salinas, 38, of Donna, were also charged in the indictment. Continue reading “Article: Pharr Family Pharmacy owner, six others indicted in $110 million health care fraud scheme”
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