Northville, Novi Pharmacists to be Deported After Serving Prison Time
Lokesh Tayal of Northville and Ashwini Sharma of Novi each were sentenced to 68 months in prison in an elaborate health care fraud scheme.
Pharmacists from both Northville and Novi have been sentenced to 68 months in federal prison after being convicted in an elaborate scheme. Lokesh Tayal, 36, of Northville and Ashwini Sharma, 34, of Novi were convicted on a number of fraud and drug violations. Both are non-U.S. citizens who entered the United States under a visa program for certain skilled workers. Once their prison time has been served, each will be deported to India, where they have legal citizenship. A 50-year-old Canton pharmacist who owned and operated 26 pharmacies in the metro Detroit area, including those where Tayal and Sharma worked, received the most severe punishment. Babubhai "Bob" Patel was sentenced Friday to 17 years in federal prison on 26 convictions for a…
