What Happened
Keith Wilkinson, a pharmacist who owned and operated Wilkinson Family Pharmacy in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, was sentenced on May 24, 2023 to 72 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and money laundering. According to the bill of information, from before 2014 until September 14, 2018, he and others conspired to dispense controlled substances outside the scope of his professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose. He also committed money laundering using criminally derived proceeds. The case was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation.
“was sentenced on May 24, 2023 to serve 72 months in custody”
Related Guidance
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and transactional indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to investigate suspected diversion inside an organization.