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Stamford Health Care Provider Sentenced For Million-Dollar Fraud Scheme Stamford Health Care Provider Sentenced For Million-Dollar Fraud Scheme
Stamford Health Care Provider Sentenced For Million-Dollar Fraud Scheme A health care provider in Fairfield County will spend time in prison after being found guilty by a federal jury in Connecticut of a million-dollar fraud scheme. Kwasi Gyambibi, of Stamford, was found guilty of two counts of health care fraud-related to fraudulent prescriptions for compound drugs that were submitted to Advantage Pharmacy in March 2015 to the tune of $1.5 million in February last year. This week, Gyambibi was sentenced to 12 months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release. Gyambibi worked at UConn-Stamford with his wife, Kakra, was a physician at Stamford H…

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Doctor Involved in Compound Prescription Fraud Scheme Sentenced to Prison Doctor Involved in Compound Prescription Fraud Scheme Sentenced to Prison
Doctor Involved in Compound Prescription Fraud Scheme Sentenced to Prison A former physician at Stamford Hospital will spend time in prison for her role in a compound prescription fraud scheme. Kakra Gyambibi, 38, formerly of Connecticut, has been sentenced to three months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud in January. According to U.S. Attorney John Durham, Advantage Pharmacy was a compounding pharmacy located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The specialty medication they create costs health care providers thousands of dollars. “As a compounding pharmacy, Advanta…

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Jury Finds Health-Care Provider In Fairfield County Guilty Of Fraud Jury Finds Health-Care Provider In Fairfield County Guilty Of Fraud
Jury Finds Health-Care Provider In Fairfield County Guilty Of Fraud A federal jury in Connecticut found a Fairfield County health care provider guilty of a million dollar fraud scheme. Kwasi Gyambibi, of Stamford, was found guilty of two counts of health care fraud related to fraudulent prescriptions for compound drugs that were submitted to Advantage Pharmacy in March 2015 to the tune of $1.5 million. Gyambibi worked at UConn-Stamford with his wife, Kakra, was a physician at Stamford Hospital. According to U.S. Attorney John Durham, “Advantage Pharmacy was a compounding pharmacy located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.  As a compounding pharmacy, Advanta…

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