AN American pharmacist is facing fraud charges after allegedly bribing the former owner of two adult care facilities to switch to her drugstore in exchange for a cruise holiday.
Authorities in Michigan received a tip-off in 2019, after the adult care facility owner switched her business to the pharmacy where the accused worked.
Giving evidence at a hearing last month, a Michigan State Trooper testified the adult care owner went to the pharmacy and made a deal with the accused that she would give her business as long as she got a cruise to Spain.
The State Trooper added the 64-year-old pharmacist had admitted offering the free cruise in a bid to secure the contract for the two care facilities, and showed police a $2,725 charge to the cruise line for the trip.