Michael Shawn Boaz, 47, of Clinton, was sentenced to 30 months in prison and 3 years supervised release for one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and 13 counts of fraudulent prescriptions and ordered to pay restitution of $1,806,212.90. According to court documents, while working as licensed pharmacists, Boaz and his co-conspirator fraudulently billed healthcare benefit programs for customers at two pharmacies in Kentucky. From 2017 through 2021, they caused $2,185,739.52 in losses to healthcare benefit providers by submitting claims for fraudulent and unauthorized prescriptions. Boaz added boutique vitamins to customer prescription orders. He told customers that the vitamins were “free.” However, Boaz billed the customers’ healthcare providers between $1,000 and $6,000 for each bottle of vitamins.
Boaz also submitted claims for fraudulent and unauthorized prescriptions for the antihistamine Carbinoxamine Maleate. He purchased Carbinoxamine Maleate from a wholesaler for $605 per prescription and billed healthcare providers between $2,000 and $16,000 for each fraudulent prescription. On August 7, 2025, co-conspirator Christopher Clayton Augustus, 42, of Paducah, entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, fraudulent prescriptions, and aggravated identity theft. He is awaiting sentencing.