Supercars enthusiast and fraud accused Ben Huynh’s pharmacy licence suspended
Supercar-loving Cabramatta chemist and accused fraudster Ben Huynh’s pharmacy licence has been suspended, the industry’s register shows.
Luxury car lover Ben Huynh’s pharmacy licence has been suspended as he faces allegations of a Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme fraud.
It is the latest blow to Mr Huynh, whose glamorous lifestyle was revealed in November after police seized a rumoured three Ferraris and one BMW from his mansion in Sydney’s Dural.
Mr Huynh’s wife, Le Thach, who founded the exclusive Supercars Club Australia, has said in a social media video she believed that the house was worth between $10m and $20m and the couple own an estimated $8m worth of expensive cars.
Mr Huynh was the proprietor of the Cabramatta East Day and Night Pharmacy for 26 years, and Ms Thach documented their extravagant lifestyle across social media accounts which showed the couple travelling the world, buying supercars and attending exclusive events.
But in late November Mr Huynh, 56, appeared at the Downing Centre Local Court. Documents released to The Australian revealed he had been charged with obtaining a financial advantage by deception.
Police alleged he submitted false claims for medications under the PBS that were not prescribed by a medical practitioner and not supplied to a patient. It is not yet clear how much Mr Huynh is alleged to have defrauded, but if convicted he could face up to 10 years in jail.
One day after her husband appeared in court, Ms Thach posted on her personal Facebook account that she was tasting cognac worth $US50,000 a bottle at a private dinner in Sydney’s Crown Towers penthouse.
In the months before Mr Huynh’s court appearance, Ms Thach posted pictures and updates of the couple across her social media pages, showing them “ice driving” Lamborghinis on snow in Queenstown, New Zealand, toasting shots in Bangkok, Thailand, and touring Europe in sports cars.
An alert, which is highlighted with a red background, has been attached to Mr Huynh’s profile on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency register.
“This practitioner is currently suspended. They cannot practise in Australia,” it reads.
Mr Huynh’s legal issues were first revealed after news was posted to a local Facebook group that Australian Federal Police officers were seen vaulting the fence of his 2ha property.
Mr Huynh secured bail after his November court appearance, but with strict conditions that he cannot go within 200m of the pharmacy, is banned from leaving New South Wales and had to surrender his passport.
Ms Thach has not been charged.
Mr Huynh is due to face court in February.
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