Chiavari – The public prosecutor's office of Chiavari is preparing to request the indictment of the pharmacist suspected of having forged the signatures on the self-certifications for the exemption from the co-payment. The owner of the Chiavase business is suspected of fraud to the detriment of the regional and national health system. According to what is estimated by the carabinieri of the anti-adulteration and health unit, coordinated by the prosecutor Francesco Brancaccio, the illegal turnover would amount to around 1,500 euros per month, for an annual total of over 15 thousand euros. The investigators also hypothesize that the alleged fraud may have been concocted not so much to secure additional income, but to increase the commercial value of the pharmacy in view of a possible sale.
The regional president of the Federation of family doctors, Francis Priest commented: «Should the involvement of our associates be proven, we will immediately proceed with the suspension and, in the event of a trial, we will form a civil party, requesting compensation for the damage to the image caused to the entire category.
June 22, 2011| Simone Traverso 
PM Brancaccio
