The U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey announced that a pharmacy employee pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to pay and accept kickbacks in exchange for medically unnecessary prescriptions paid for by the federal workers’ compensation program.
Zachary Ohebshalom, 34, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to violate the federal law prohibiting kickbacks. He faces up to five years in prison at a sentencing hearing scheduled for May 21.
As part of his plea agreement, Ohebshalom conceded that the scheme generated between $1.5 million and $3.5 million in illicit pro...
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