Pharmacist sentence

May 10, 2010

A US pharmacist has been sentenced to four years in prison after defrauding a medical insurance company of more than US$130,000 by submitting false prescription claims. 51-year-old Patrick Slifka pleaded guilty to wire fraud and identity theft over 1411 fraudulent claims to his personal health care provider, Wellmark, for medications not prescribed by a licensed doctor.

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Pharmacist sentence

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