timesherald.com on November 22, 2011 reported that a Blue Bell pharmacist has been admitted to a special probationary program on charges he billed for hundreds of fraudulent prescriptions to illegally receive more than $86,000 from his insurance carrier. Carl Dean, 60, of the 200 block of Heatherwood Road, Springfield, was sentenced Tuesday in Montgomery County Court to two years’ probation and 500 hours of community service as part of his acceptance to the county’s Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program. Under the terms of the ARD agreement, Dean must perform the community service with the county’s health department. Dean also must pay $1,966 in court costs. Dean, who owns and operates the Blue Bell Pharmacy at 734 DeKalb Pike, previously made a $5,000 contribution to the Norristown Police Athletic League, court papers indicate.

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