PHARMACIST Ben Huynh has been banned from setting foot inside his business, Cabramatta East Day Night Pharmacy, as part of strict bail conditions slapped on him by police just hours after authorities raided his Dural home over allegations he was involved in defrauding the PBS (PD 23 Nov).
According to The Australian, prosecutors will allege in court that Huynh submitted false claims for medications under the PBS that were neither prescribed by a doctor nor dispensed to a patient.
Huynh's bail conditions, sighted by the The Daily Telegraph, said he is not to enter the Cabramatta store "or go within 200m of that area".
He is also banned from leaving NSW, must surrender his passport, not enter any international airport, and not contact or go near any prosecution witnesses.
Huynh's bail was continued last week when he fronted Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court charged with one count of obtaining a financial advantage by deception - a charge which carries a maximum jail term of 10 years on indictment.
As part of his conditional liberty, Huynh will also be required to live at a nominated address, believed to be the $20m palatial home at Dural that was raided by authorities earlier this month as part of their investigation.
The same residence in Sydney where police officers seized a BMW and three Ferraris, police reported.
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