What Happened
On October 20, 2022, a federal grand jury charged Sohail Mamdani, 46, of Los Banos, California, who operated Walk-In Medical Clinic, with mail fraud and money laundering tied to a disability insurance scheme. Separately, he was charged with unlawfully using another doctor's DEA registration number to obtain controlled substances and with fraudulently obtaining possession of a controlled substance. The indictment alleged he wrote fraudulent prescriptions in the names of other individuals to obtain controlled substances himself. Each drug-related charge carries a maximum of four years in prison. The charges are only allegations.
“Mamdani is separately charged with unlawfully using another doctor’s DEA registration number for the purpose of unlawfully obtaining controlled substances.”
Related Guidance
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and transactional indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to investigate suspected diversion inside an organization.