LOS ANGELES—A West Los Angeles pharmacy owner was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison on Feb. 7 for running a scheme in which millions of dollars in reimbursements for compounded drugs were generated through illegal kickbacks and fraudulent co-payments. Navid Vahedi, 42, of Brentwood, pleaded guilty a year ago to one federal count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and payment of illegal remunerations, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He also entered a guilty plea to the felony offense on behalf of his business. On Jan. 18, U.S. District Judge Christine Snyder sentenced Fusion Rx Compounding Pharmacy to five years of probation. She has ordered Vahedi and his company to jointly pay $4.4 million in restitution. The pharmacy was a provider of compounded drugs, which are tailor-made products that doctors may prescribe when the alternative approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not meet the …
Owner of West LA Pharmacy Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud
February 7, 2022
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