Fraud

Lockport pharmacist accused of $2.4M health care fraud scheme

A southwest suburban pharmacist has been indicted in a $2.4 million fraud scheme that involved bogus insurance claims, identity theft, swapping out prescription drugs for supplements, and selling counterfeit Viagra, federal authorities said Tuesday.

Walter Beich, owner and pharmacist at Corwin Pharmacy in Lockport, was charged in a 12-count indictment returned last week by a federal grand jury, a statement from the U.S. attorney’s office said.

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