A Texas pharmacist faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of paying kickbacks for work comp patient referrals, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.
Nermin Awad El-Hadik, 40, pleaded guilty to a single count of paying kickbacks to induce a chiropractor to prescribe compound medications to patients covered by the federal Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs. El-Hadik, who owns Hope Pharmacy in Houston, admitted to paying more than $5.3 million in kickbacks to Garry Wayne Craighead between March and December 2015.
El-Hadik faces up to five years in pr...
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