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The U.S. Attorney’s Office on June 28 returned an indictment charging Jacksonville pharmacist Alan Abidogun with one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and three counts of filing false tax returns.
An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.
If convicted, Abidogun faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for the drug offense and up to three years imprisonment for each of the tax offenses.
According to the indictment, from 2017 through December 2019, Abidogun conspired with others to distribute and dispense oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance, without a legitimate medical purpose. The activity involved the filling of prescriptions that were not issued for a valid medical reason or in the usual course of professional practice.
In addition to the drug-related offense, Abidogun also is charged with filing false individual income tax returns for the same years (2017 through 2019).
The indictment says he failed to report additional income derived from his pharmacy business. The court documents did not say the name of the pharmacy. His license expired Sept. 30, 2023, according to the Florida Department of Health.
Abidogun is released on $10,000 bond.
The case is being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration Diversion Group, Tactical Diversion Squad, and Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation. It will be prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirwinn Mike.