Mars man sentenced in federal conspiracy case
A Mars man who worked as a pharmacist and supervisor for Med-Fast Pharmacies was sentenced to one year and one day of incarceration Monday, after being convicted of conspiracy in connection with a 2003 scheme to mislabel and reuse old medications from nursing homes.
Gino Cordisco, 47, pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge last December. He formerly worked as a manger of Med-Fast Institutional Pharmacy, which is based in Beaver County.
The company supplied nursing home chains with individualized medication packages for residents. Federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh said Cordisco led and organized a scheme to recover unused medications from the homes and bring them back to Med-Fast, where they were used to fill new prescriptions.
Investigators say there is no evidence that anyone was harmed in any way as a result of the scheme.
Also charged in the case was Correna Pfeiffer, who supervised the pharmacy. Prosecutors said Pfeiffer has already been sentenced to probation for her role.
Med-Fast and its associated officials and entities have reached civil settlements for improper submission of claims to the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and have agreed to pay $2.7 million in restitution to settle those allegations, according to federal prosecutors.
