Meds2Go Express Pharmacy, Inc., Money Laundering, West Virginia 2023
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A pharmacy located in Alum Creek in Lincoln County pled guilty to money laundering, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. The money laundering charge arose out of a conspiracy between the pharmacy and a pain clinic operating as a pill mill to dispense compound opioids for no legitimate medical purpose and outside the bounds of professional medical practice.
“Meds2Go Express Pharmacy is being held accountable for its role in contributing to West Virginia’s opioid crisis,” said United States Attorney Mike Stuart. “This pharmacy put profits before all else and caused great harm to the communities it served. Prosecuting poison peddlers, whether they be a street dealer, drug kingpin, a medical professional or a corporation, has been and will continue to be, a priority for my office.”
In a plea agreement reached with the United States, Meds2Go Express Pharmacy, Inc. will shut down and pay community restitution for the costs associated with drug abuse treatment in West Virginia to redress the harm caused by illicit opioid usage stemming from the sale of prescription opioids. Meds2Go Express Pharmacy, Inc. admitted that in 2014 and 2015, it filled prescriptions written by physicians employed by a pill mill despite its knowledge that there was no legitimate medical purpose for the prescriptions and that they were prescribed outside the usual course of medical practice.
Meds2Go Express Pharmacy, Inc. agreed that it will shut down and pay $250,000 toward community restitution and a forfeiture money judgment. The community restitution will be paid for the costs associated with drug abuse treatment in West Virginia to redress the harm caused by illicit opioid usage stemming from the sale of prescription opioids. The West Virginia Crime Victim's Compensation Fund will receive 65% of the community restitution amount, and 35% will be paid to West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau.
As part of the plea agreement, Meds2Go Express Pharmacy, Inc. admitted that it engaged in illegal manufacturing of its own supply of oxycodone and methadone due to supply and demand by “compounding” pills in mass quantities at its locations Alum Creek and Charleston. Due to the excessive amount of prescriptions for controlled substances written by the pill mill, the pharmacy could not obtain enough of a supply of oxycodone and methadone from its distributors.
Meds2Go Express Pharmacy, Inc. will pay a total of $250,000 in community restitution and forfeiture as part of the plea agreement. The pharmacy agreed to pay the money to address the harm caused by the sale of prescription opioids. Meds2Go Express Pharmacy, Inc. will also shut down and cease operations as a result of the plea agreement.
The charges against Meds2Go Express Pharmacy, Inc. include money laundering. The pharmacy will pay $250,000 in community restitution and forfeitures as part of the plea agreement. The pharmacy will also shut down and cease operations. Meds2Go Express Pharmacy, Inc. is a pharmacy located in Alum Creek in Lincoln County, West Virginia. The pharmacy pled guilty to money laundering in connection with a drug diversion scheme.
United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced the plea agreement. “Meds2Go Express Pharmacy is being held accountable for its role in contributing to West Virginia’s opioid crisis,” said Stuart. “This pharmacy put profits before all else and caused great harm to the communities it served. Prosecuting poison peddlers, whether they be a street dealer, drug kingpin, a medical professional or a corporation, has been and will continue to be, a priority for my office.”
Meds2Go Express Pharmacy, Inc. admitted that it engaged in illegal manufacturing of its own supply of oxycodone and methadone due to supply and demand by “compounding” pills in mass quantities at its locations Alum Creek and Charleston. The pharmacy will pay a total of $250,000 in community restitution and forfeiture as part of the plea agreement.
The pharmacy will pay 65% of the community restitution amount to the West Virginia Crime Victim's Compensation Fund, and 35% will be paid to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau. The plea agreement was reached with the United States, and the pharmacy agreed to shut down and pay community restitution.
Meds2Go Express Pharmacy, Inc. is a pharmacy located in Alum Creek in Lincoln County, West Virginia. The pharmacy pled guilty to money laundering in connection with a drug diversion scheme. The pharmacy will pay a total of $250,000 in community restitution and forfeiture as part of the plea agreement.
Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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