Ex-Florida federal agent headed to prison for role as inside man in illegal drug trafficking scheme

FLORIDA - A former federal special agent was sentenced to prison for his involvement in an illegal drug trafficking ring involving patients, pharmacies, and medical clinics in Florida, the Department of Justice said. 

Alberico Ahias Crespo, 48, who was part of the South Florida Health Care Strike Force was sentenced to 97 months in prison for helping orchestrate an illegal drug scheme. 

Crespo was a special agent with the Department of Health and Human Services who worked with prosecutors and federal investigators to combat healthcare fraud and healthcare-related narcotics trafficking.