Florida pharmacist Olushola Yusuf was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison after a jury convicted her of conspiracy and illegal drug distribution. The U.S. Department of Justice said she supplied more than 300,000 oxycodone pills to people without a medical need.
DOJ’s Oct. 30 announcement said the sentence was imposed Oct. 29. Yusuf, 60, owned Boots LLC, which did business as Striderite in Margate, and Chans Pharmacy Plus Inc. in Pembroke Pines. The department identified the pills as oxycodone tablets containing 30 milligrams each.
Jurors found Yusuf guilty on one conspiracy charge and five counts of illegal drug distribution after a two-week trial in July, DOJ said. The 90-month term amounts to seven years and six months.
The department’s sentencing announcement put the pill total at at least 335,351. A July DOJ conviction release cited at least 326,079. The indictment also alleged that Yusuf, co-defendant Saman Gimenez and others distributed at least 335,351 pills.
Customers paid in cash at prices roughly 10 times the drug’s typical cost, DOJ said, with some paying as much as $1,300 per month. The department said some customers were dealers who collected medication purportedly for dozens of patients who were absent. Trial witnesses described the pharmacies as keeping their doors locked during business hours and admitting only identified customers.
A 2025 indictment alleged that the participants sought above-market cash payments and diverted proceeds for personal use. It placed the alleged conspiracy from around April 2021 through October 2024, with pill distribution continuing through August 2024. The indictment described oxycodone as a Schedule II controlled substance and said prescriptions must serve a legitimate medical purpose.
Gimenez pleaded guilty to conspiracy and is expected to be sentenced later in 2026, DOJ said. The announcement did not give a sentencing date.
