Local pharmacy allegedly guilty of medicaid fraud

Locked doors at sara's pharmacy and gift corner in mission. A note claims a family emergency closed the store. Pharmacy owner Sara Garza and pharmacy technician Valerie Flores stand accused of federal health care fraud. The two allegedly schemed health care companies out five-hundred thousand dollars! Court records allege Garza and Flores submitted false claims for prescription medicines that were never dispensed. The records allege some medicaid claims were for medicines used to treat health problems patients never had. Garza and Flores are also accused of forging doctors' and patients' signatures. Customer Nancy Cordova claims medicaid fraud focus should switch to bigger businesses. Eric Reed has defended several people accused of health care fraud in the valley. He says a simple allegation can cancel one's ability to provide medicaid services, a big blow to many valley businesses dependent on medicaid money. Reed says authorities are concentrating efforts on the valley. He urges those falsely accused to fight every allegation.

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• Medicad Fraud
• Pharmacy
• benefits
• allegations
• Saras' Pharmacy