What Happened
Tampa pharmacist Emmanuel I. Mekowulu, 56, was sentenced March 11, 2013 to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute and dispense oxycodone outside a legitimate medical purpose, and was ordered to forfeit his pharmacist license and the Felky Pharmacy license.
Reported status: Sentenced (2013) to 120 months in prison.
About This Entry
This entry reports only what the linked source states. Fields the source does not state (for example the employer type, drug schedule or a sentence) are left out rather than inferred, so it is shorter than the registry's fully analysed cases.
Related Guidance
- Pharmacy Self-Assessment Checklist — Self-assessment covering the controls that detect and deter diversion.
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and recordkeeping indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to run an internal diversion investigation.
- Employee Screening & Fitness for Duty — Screening and vetting for staff with controlled substance access.