Pharr pharmacist, associates sentenced for $110M kickback scheme

Pharr pharmacist, associates sentenced for $110M kickback scheme

The owner of a pharmacy in Pharr and three others involved in a $110 million kickback scheme have been sentenced. John Aguedo Rodriguez, 55, the owner of Pharr Family Pharmacy; Alex Flores Jr., 55; Hector De La Cruz Jr., 54, who operated Flores & De La Cruz Financial Solutions, LLC; and Mohammad Imtiaz Chowdhury, 44, were sentenced Thursday for their roles in a conspiracy to pay kickbacks in exchange for prescription referrals, the United States…

Four sentenced in $110 million-dollar kickback conspiracy

McALLEN, Texas. May 8, 2025 – Multiple people have been sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to pay kickbacks in exchange for prescription referrals, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. John Ageudo Rodriguez, 55, Mohammad Imtiaz Chowdhury, 44, and Hector de la Cruz Jr., 54, all of Edinburg, and Alex Flores Jr., 55, McAllen, had all previously pleaded guilty. U.S. District Judge Randy Crane has now ordered Rodriguez to serve 60 mont…