A Macomb County woman was sentenced to eight years in prison for filing bogus prescriptions in her job as a pharmacist.
Hasna Bashir Iwas, 62, from New Baltimore, and the owner and operator of Beacon Pointe Pharmacy in Grosse Pointe Park, was sentenced to eight years and four months in federal prison following her convictions for 26 drug-related crimes, including unlawful distribution of controlled substances and conspiracy to unlawfully distribute prescription drug-controlled substances.
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The convictions resulted from defendant’s operation of Beacon Pointe Pharmacy in Grosse Pointe Park during 2013-2018. The defendant regularly filled many prescriptions issued by a local doctor, Otis Crawford. Dr. Crawford was charged with unlawfully writing controlled substance prescriptions and pleaded guilty, but died before his sentencing.
Iwas was held criminally responsible for distributing over 300,000 dosage units of controlled substances. The drugs had an estimated street value of $1.8 to $3.3 million. She personally received gross income of $781,546 from the illegal distribution of pills from her pharmacy.
“My office will continue to devote resources to prosecuting healthcare professionals such as this defendant, who use their trusted roles as healthcare providers to deal drugs in our community,” said U.S. Attorney Ison.
As part of her sentence, she was ordered to forfeit $781,546, which represents the proceeds of her drug dealing.