Pharmacists Sentenced, Pill Mill Scheme Involving, Opioid Pills Thursday — Pharmacy Owner and Pharmacists Sentenced for Pill Mill Scheme Involving Hundreds of Thousands of Opioid Pills | United States Justice Department.
court filings state, Winfield-Gates was a relief pharmacist at Health Fit who dispensed over a half million pills of addictive and dangerous drugs, including hydrocodone and oxycodone, among others, often in combination, knowing these controlled substances were likely to be diverted or abused.Jeremy Branch, 38, was sentenced today to 22 months in prison and a $68,931.44 forfeiture order. 13, 2023, Winfield-Gates was convicted by a federal jury of alleged conspiracy to unlawfully distribute and dispense hydrocodone and oxycodone. 22, 2022, Cooper entered a guilty plea to alleged conspiracy to unlawfully distribute and
dispense hydrocodone and oxycodone. In addition, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, working in conjunction with the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services, are taking steps to hold providers accountable for their involvement in health care fraud schemes. announcement Pharmacy Owner and Pharmacists Sentenced for Pill Mill alleged scheme Involving Hundreds of Thousands of Opioid Pills Thursday, September 25, 2025 Share Facebook X LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs A Texas pharmacy owner and three Texas pharmacists were sentenced today in
Houston for unlawfully distributing more than half a million opioid pills and other commonly abused prescription drugs, including to individuals paid to pose as patients by black market drug traffickers.“While I served as the Attorney General of Florida, addressing the opioid crisis was one of my top priorities and remains a top priority at the Justice Department today,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. court filings state, Billings was the owner, operator, and pharmacist-in-charge of Health Fit Pharmacy (Health Fit), a cash-only pill-mill pharmacy. court filings state, Branch was the pharmacist-in-charge at Health Fit for much of