A former Michigan pharmacist was sentenced to 46 months in prison for his role in a health care fraud scheme at a pharmacy he operated.
He was also ordered to pay $4 million in restitution and to forfeit four real estate properties and $726,364.96.
Court documents say that from approximately 2011 to 2017, Nabil Fakih, 50, of Wayne County, billed Medicare for prescription medications that he did not dispense at the pharmacy he owned and operated in Dearborn Heights, Michigan.
As part of the scheme, Fakih submitted fraudulent claims for reimbursement to Medicare for high-reimbursing prescription medications, such as blood thinners and lung disease inhalers, that his pharmacy did not even have the inventory to dispense.
He concealed his fraud by manipulating the inventory purchases at his pharmacy, as well as the receipt and transfer of the proceeds from the fraud, diverting the proceeds for his own personal use and benefit. As a result of his crime, Fakih caused a total of approximately $4 million loss to Medicare.
In August 2024, Fakih pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud before a federal judge in the Eastern District of Michigan.
Michigan Pharmacist Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for $4M Health Care Fraud Scheme. Read more: https://t.co/DZMKlebHiV pic.twitter.com/Q0v6plXku9
— FBI Detroit (@FBIDetroit) November 24, 2025
Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. Galeotti of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Runyan of the FBI Detroit Field Office; and Special Agent in Charge Mario Pinto of the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) made the announcement.
FBI and HHS-OIG investigated the case.
Dearborn Heights, Michigan Pharmacist Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for $4M Health Care Fraud Scheme https://t.co/vrIO5jw5u7 @TheJusticeDept @USAO_MIE @FBIDetroit
— David Molloy (@ChiefMolloy) November 25, 2025
Trial Attorney Andres Q. Almendarez of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section prosecuted the case.
The Fraud Section leads the Criminal Division’s efforts to combat health care fraud through the Health Care Fraud Strike Force Program.
Since March 2007, this program, currently comprised of 9 strike forces operating in 27 federal districts, has charged more than 5,800 defendants who collectively have billed federal health care programs and private insurers more than $30 billion. In addition, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, working in conjunction with HHS-OIG, are taking steps to hold providers accountable for their involvement in health care fraud schemes. More information can be found at www.justice.gov/criminal-fraud/health-care-fraud-unit.
In June, the Department of Justice announced that it had charged 300 defendants nationwide.
"These criminals didn’t just steal someone else’s money. They stole from you." - Matthew R. Galeotti, Head of @DOJCrimDiv
— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) June 30, 2025
Today, we announced the largest Health Care Fraud takedown in history:
➡️ $14.6B IN FRAUD
➡️ 324 DEFENDANTS
➡️ 50 DISTRICTS ACROSS THE U.S. pic.twitter.com/aAva5j0II3
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