Overview
- Hamdan, 44, entered the guilty plea Tuesday in Detroit federal court to conspiracy to commit health care fraud.
- Authorities say the pharmacies submitted false prescription claims, including billing for drugs not in stock or never dispensed.
- He submitted or directed more than $3.2 million in claims, causing losses exceeding $3 million to Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
- Sentencing will be scheduled after a presentence investigation, with proceedings before U.S. District Judge Judith Levy.
- The investigation was led by HHS-OIG and the FBI, and the case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan with Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Dorval Norwood.