Pill payout: Walgreens to fork over $300M in record opioid prescription fraud settlement
CHICAGO, IL — Walgreens Boots Alliance has agreed to pay up to $350 million to resolve allegations it illegally filled millions of opioid prescriptions and submitted false claims to federal health care…
Federal Court Orders Clinic to Close, Physician and Clinic Owners to Pay $600,000 for Alleged Unlawful Opioid Distribution
Tampa, FL – A federal court ordered a Tampa-area pain management clinic to close and directed the clinic’s owners and its former physician to collectively pay $600,000 in civil penalties pursuant to…
Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Teva to Pay $2.25 Billion for their Role in Pennsylvania Opioid Crisis
by Josh Shapiro, Attorney General, Pennsylvania HARRISBURG–Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced that he’s reached an agreement in principle on key financial terms with opioid manufacturer Teva for alleged deceptive marketing and…
Federal Court Bars Grand Rapids Physician From Prescribing Controlled Substances And Orders Civil Judgment Over Forged Opioid Prescriptions
GRAND RAPIDS – David D. Sova, D.O., of Grand Rapids entered into a settlement with the United States in which he agreed to a court order to…
Federal Court Bars Grand Rapids Physician From Prescribing Controlled Substances And Orders Civil Judgment Over Forged Opioid Prescriptions
GRAND RAPIDS – David D. Sova, D.O., of Grand Rapids entered into a settlement with the United States in which he agreed to a court order to…
Roanoke-Based Opioid Treatment Center Settles Civil Case with United States
ROANOKE, Va. – Virginia Treatment Center, LLC, doing business as Roanoke Comprehensive Treatment Center (RCTC) in Roanoke, has agreed to pay $348,934 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act…
Court Orders North Carolina Pharmacy and Pharmacists to Pay $300,000 Penalty in Case Alleging Unlawful Opioid Distribution
WASHINGTON – A federal court entered a consent decree enjoining an Asheboro, North Carolina pharmacy and its two pharmacists from dispensing controlled substances, including opioids, without taking specific steps to help ensure…
Justice Department’s Criminal Division Creates New England Prescription Opioid Strike Force to Focus on Illegal Opioid Prescriptions
Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division today announced the formation of the New England Prescription Opioid (NEPO) Strike Force, a joint law enforcement effort that…
Justice Department’s Criminal Division Creates New England Prescription Opioid Strike Force to Focus on Illegal Opioid Prescriptions
CONCORD, N.H. – Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division today announced the formation of the New England Prescription Opioid (NEPO) Strike Force, a joint law…
Justice Department’s Criminal Division Creates New England Prescription Opioid Strike Force to Focus on Illegal Opioid Prescriptions
CONCORD, N.H. – Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division today announced the formation of the New England Prescription Opioid (NEPO) Strike Force, a joint law…
Defendant Convicted of Operating Large-Scale Opioid “Pill Mill” in Queens
A federal jury in Brooklyn returned a guilty verdict today against Ezhil Sezhian Kamaldoss on all counts of a superseding indictment charging him with conspiring to distribute millions of opioid pills and…
Madison Heights Veterinarian Headed to Prison for Opioid Theft
LYNCHBURG, Va. – A former veterinarian, who admitted to stealing opioids, was sentenced today to eight months in federal prison. Patrick Gries, 54, of Madison Heights, Virginia, pleaded guilty in January 2022…
Amherst County Veterinarian Sentenced for Opioid Theft
LYNCHBURG, Va. – A former veterinarian, who admitted to stealing opioids, was sentenced today to eight months in federal prison. Patrick Gries, 54, of Madison Heights, Virginia, pleaded guilty in January 2022…
WILLIAMSON: America Needs To Get Serious About Solving The Opioid Epidemic Before It’s Too Late
WILLIAMSON: America Needs To Get Serious About Solving The Opioid Epidemic Before It’s Too Late Kyle Williamson on June 16, 2022 The U.S. is now several years deep into an opioid epidemic…
Wyatt Detention Center to Provide Opioid Use Disorder Treatment to Detainees in Treatment Prior to Detention
PROVIDENCE – United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha announced today that his office has entered into an agreement with the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility (Wyatt) to ensure that detainees being treated…
Former O.C. Physician Assistant Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years in Prison for Issuing and Selling Opioid Prescriptions to Known Drug Dealers
SANTA ANA, California – A former physician assistant at a Fountain Valley medical clinic was sentenced today to 46 months in federal prison for conspiring to issue and sell prescriptions for…
Maryland United States Attorney’s and Drug Enforcement Administration Highlight Efforts in Fight Against Opioid Abuse Amidst Increased Overdose Trends
Baltimore, Maryland – United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Orville O. Greene of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Baltimore District Office are…
Richland Physician Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Medically Unnecessary Fentanyl Patches, Opioid Pills and Other Controlled Substances
Spokane, Washington – Senior U.S. District Judge Edward F. Shea has sentenced Dr. Janet Sue Arnold, age 63, of Benton City, Washington, to 48 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute…
Former Pain Management Clinic Owner Sentenced to Over 16 Years for Unlawful Opioid Distribution
Miami, Florida – A Florida man was sentenced today in the Southern District of Florida to 200 months in prison for illegally distributing opioids at his pain management clinic in Miami. Habib Geagea…
U.S. Attorney Rollins Announces Correctional Facilities Statewide to Maintain All Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
BOSTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that it has completed a review to ensure that state and county correctional facilities will maintain all medications used to treat Opioid Use Disorder…
Federal Court Prohibits Traverse City Physician From Prescribing Controlled Substances In Opioid Diversion Case
GRAND RAPIDS – Samuel P. Copeland, D.O., located in Traverse City, Michigan, entered into a settlement with the United States in which he agreed to a court…