The Brief
- Federal plea papers say 37-year-old Ivor Jallah and co-conspirator Shannon Turley submitted at least $46 million in bogus claims to insurance companies.
- Jallah and Turley operated at least nine Texas pharmacies and would pay “marketers” for insured patients’ personal info.
- The duo also paid doctors to fraudulently stamp prescription forms. Ten additional defendants have pleaded guilty to their roles in the scheme.
- Jallah was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Turley is scheduled to be sentenced next month.
DALLAS – A Dallas man received 10 years in federal prison for running a healthcare scam.
Prosecutors say he used the millions he made in stolen cash to fund a lavish lifestyle and Hollywood career.
The Dallas pharmacy owner was trying to make it in Hollywood. But now, he’s headed to federal prison. …