Summary: Dehshid “David” Nourian, a 62-year-old Texas pharmacist, has been sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison for orchestrating a 5 million healthcare fraud scheme involving fraudulent billing for unnecessary compound creams. He was also ordered to pay over 5 million in restitution and faces a historic 5 million asset forfeiture. This case highlights the extensive ramifications of exploiting federal healthcare programs and endangering patient safety for profit.
Affected: Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (DOL-OWCP) and Blue Cross Blue Shield
Keypoints :
- Nourian’s scheme included illegal bribes to doctors for prescribing medically unnecessary creams.
- His pharmacies billed exorbitant prices for medications that cost only about to produce.
- The case led to the largest asset forfeiture in a healthcare fraud case in U.S. history, totaling 5 million.