Florida Pharmacist Olushola Yusuf Sentenced to 90 Months for Illegally Dispensing More Than 335,000 Oxycodone Pills
A Florida pharmacist and pharmacy owner was sentenced on October 29 to 90 months in prison for her role in illegally dispensing over 300,000 oxycodone 30mg pills to pharmacy patrons who had no medical need for the drug, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 30.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Olushola Yusuf, 60, of Tampa, dispensed oxycodone to nearly all of her pharmacy customers. Yusuf charged customers approximately 10 times the typical cost of the drug and required payment in cash. In total, she dispensed at least 335,351 pills of oxycodone 30mg during the conspiracy. Oxycodone 30mg is the maximum strength available of the drug and is typically prescribed to seriously ill patients, such as those suffering from chronic cancer pain or traumatic injuries.
Yusuf owned and operated two pharmacies in Broward County, Florida: Boots LLC, doing business as Striderite, in Margate, and Chans Pharmacy Plus, Inc., in Pembroke Pines. Customers drove long distances to have her fill prescriptions they could not get filled anywhere else; some paid as much as $1,300 a month in cash, and some were drug dealers who picked up pills on behalf of dozens of patients who were not present. Witnesses testified that Yusuf kept her pharmacy doors locked during business hours, opening them only for identified customers, and continued dispensing even after repeated warnings from her employees and the DEA.
After a two-week trial in July 2026, a jury convicted Yusuf of conspiracy to illegally distribute drugs and five counts of illegal drug distribution. Her co-defendant, Saman Gimenez, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to illegally distribute drugs and is scheduled to be sentenced later this year.
The DEA, FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General investigated the case, which was prosecuted by the Justice Department's Fraud Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida.
Source: GSM · USA
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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