A company CEO known in his upscale Houston neighborhood for his luxury cars and loud, lavish parties was hauled away in handcuffs for a multi-million fraud case.
In the federal indictment against Mokbel and his accountant, Fathy Elsafty, the government alleges they conspired to submit fraudulent claims for medication, topical creams, and medical supplies that in many cases patients did not need after they were lied to and told their doctors approved it.
This led to elderly and sick patients taking unnecessary medication. In this case, the feds allege there were at least 25,000 patients.
Bill Mahon, a nationally recognized health care fraud expert, said though while he is not involved in this case, he is familiar with some of the pharmacies allegedly involved.