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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…
UConn Stamford Discusses Expanding Programs At Downtown Campus UConn Stamford Discusses Expanding Programs At Downtown Campus
UConn Stamford Discusses Expanding Programs At Downtown Campus With enrollment rapidly rising at UConn Stamford, university officials are mulling curriculum expansions for students at its downtown campus. This week, officials from UConn laid out proposals that include four new full degree programs, more faculty members and increased administrative support. Enrollment at the university has swelled from 1,377 in 2012 to nearly 2,000 undergraduate students this year. New majors would potentially include human biology, journalism, allied health and communication. Beginning in the fall, the campus will also add administrative positions, including mental hea…
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…