A former psychiatric nurse practitioner was sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding health care programs and illegally prescribing amphetamines, federal prosecutors said.
Anja Salamack, 50, of Delray Beach, Florida — and formerly of Albany — also received one year of home detention and was ordered to pay over $160,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to health care fraud and unlawful drug distribution.
According to prosecutors, Salamack claimed to be practicing in Albany while living in Florida and billed for therapy sessions and medical services she never performed. She caused nearly $164,000 in losses by submitting false claims to health benefit programs…