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Tuesday, October 13, 2026● Updated 6:00 AM ET
Policy & Law

Queens pharmacy owner charged in $31 million HIV drug scheme

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New York's attorney general says the owner paid Medicaid patients cash to fill HIV prescriptions, then bought the drugs back and resold them. He was arrested at LaGuardia and is presumed innocent.

Source: New York Attorney General

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