Nurse practitioner sentenced to 3 years for role in $400M compound pharmacy scheme [View all]

HATTIESBURG -- Susan Perry, a former nurse practitioner who faced 13 federal charges in a more than $400 million compound pharmacy scheme, was sentenced Thursday to 3½ years in prison.

She also was ordered to pay $1.37 million in restitution related to the scheme that defrauded the government and health insurance companies. She also must serve three years of supervised release.

"This is not a victimless crime," U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett said. "Many people are affected by this in addition to the taxpayers. This wouldn't have happened if you didn't do what you did."

Starrett said even though she had led an exemplary life before getting involved in the scheme, she needed to accept responsibility for her crime.

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