New Jersey Doc Who Prescribed Opioids to His Addiction Patients Stripped of Medical License
TRENTON, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, alongside the Division of Consumer Affairs, announced that Essex County vascular surgeon Marc Watson, MD, will permanently stop practicing medicine in New Jersey. This…
Teva agrees to pay $126 million to US hospitals over opioids
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd has agreed to pay up to $126 million to U.S. hospitals over 18 years to settle claims that its marketing of opioid drugs…
Denton Physician Guilty of Over-Prescribing Opioids
SHERMAN, Texas – A Denton physician has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Stanley Charles Evans, 63, pleaded guilty…
Smyrna Treatment Clinic Owner Convicted Of Unlawfully Distributing Opioids
NASHVILLE – A federal jury in Nashville convicted a Smyrna, Tennessee, physician yesterday for unlawfully distributing opioids from his Smyrna clinic. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Hau T.…
West Barnstable Woman Sentenced for Stealing Opioids from Veterinary Office
BOSTON – A West Barnstable woman was sentenced on June 15, 2022 in federal court in Boston in connection with stealing hydrocodone, an opioid and Schedule II controlled substance, from the veterinary…
13 Individuals Charged with Possession and Distribution of Opioids
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On May 24, 2022, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging seven women and six men from the municipality of…
Boulder Health System, Physician Assistant, and Nurse Practitioner Agree to Resolve Investigation into Improper Prescribing of Opioids
DENVER –The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Boulder Community Health, a not-for-profit health system in Boulder, Colorado, Christopher Kreider (a Physician Assistant), and Bonnie Wilensky (a Nurse…
Bergen County Doctor Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Distributing Opioids to Patients
NEWARK, N.J. – A Bergen County doctor was sentenced today to 72 months in prison for distributing opioids without a legitimate medical reason and falsifying medical records to cover it up, U.S.…
Pittsburgh Man Admits Possessing Deadly Opioids in August 2019
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Raymond Moon, age…
Former El Paso Physician Agrees to Pay $350,000 to Resolve Allegations that He Failed to Account for Large Quantities of Opioids
EL PASO – Dr. Herbert Nassour, a former physician in El Paso, has agreed to pay $350,000 under a civil settlement to resolve allegations he violated certain provisions of the Controlled Substances…
Two Naturopaths Agree to Pay $32,000 in Civil Penalties For Improper Prescription of Opioids and Controlled Substances
Spokane, Washington – Dr. Jacqueline Thomas, N.D., an East Wenatchee-based naturopathic doctor, and Dr. Rebecka Hoppins, an, Edmonds-based naturopathic doctor, have each agreed to pay $16,500 to resolve allegations under the Controlled…
Las Cruces psychiatrist pleads guilty to unlawfully prescribing opioids
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Mark Beale, 75, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, pleaded guilty on March 25 in federal court to unlawful dispensing and distributing of a schedule II controlled substance. Beale will…
Pain Clinic Owners Convicted of Unlawfully Distributing Opioids and Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal jury convicted a Tennessee physician and his wife yesterday for unlawfully distributing opioids, providing unnecessary services and defrauding insurers from their now-shuttered Alabama clinics. According to court…
Feds File Lawsuit Against Northeast Philadelphia Pharmacy for Illegal Distribution of Opioids
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Pharmacy workers at a Northeast Philadelphia pharmacy have been charged for illegally dispensing opioids to individuals who should not have been sold the medication. According to United States Attorney…
Virginia veterinarian pleads guilty to illegal dealing dog opioids
LYNCHBURG, Va. – A MadisonHeights, Virginia man and former veterinarian pleaded guilty to a pair of misdemeanor drug charges related to his diversion of hydromorphone, an opioid drug also known under the trade name of…
Tennessee Nurse Practitioner Arrested for Unlawfully Distributing Prescription Opioids
A Tennessee nurse practitioner was arrested today for allegedly distributing prescription drugs unlawfully from the medical clinic she owned and operated. According to court documents, Kelly McCallum, 39, of Dyersburg, unlawfully prescribed…
Tennessee Nurse Practitioner Arrested for Unlawfully Distributing Prescription Opioids
Memphis, TN – A Tennessee nurse practitioner was arrested today for allegedly distributing prescription drugs unlawfully from the medical clinic she owned and operated. According to court documents, Kelly McCallum, 39, of…
Former Albany Physician Pays $125,000 for Overprescribing Opioids
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Dr. James J. Cole, formerly a physician in Albany, is paying the United States $125,000 for overprescribing opioids and other controlled substances to patients, including one patient who…
Acting U.S. Attorney Warns of Increasing Danger of Counterfeit Prescription Opioids Containing Fentanyl
BOISE – Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III today highlighted the danger that counterfeit prescription pills pose to…
Bethel Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Opioids
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on December 6, 2021, James Bannister, 57, of Bethel, Vermont pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess…
14 charged in narcotics conspiracy involving millions of dollars’ worth of opioids
CINCINNATI – A federal grand jury has charged 14 individuals in a narcotics conspiracy alleged to have occurred for at least the past four years. Each of the defendants is charged…
Post Falls Doctor Pays $110,000 to Settle Allegations that He Overprescribed Opioids
COEURD’ALENE – Dr. Eric Benson, an internist practicing medicine in Post Falls, Idaho, agreed to pay $110,000 to resolve allegations that he unlawfully prescribed opioids and other controlled substances to patients between…
San Joaquin County Doctor Convicted of Illegally Prescribing Opioids to Patients
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Physician Edmund Kemprud, 78, of Dublin, was convicted today of 14 counts of illegally prescribing opioids and other controlled substances patients, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According…
Federal Consent Decree Permanently Bans Baltimore-Based Physician Assistant from Prescribing Opioids and Controlled Substances
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman has approved a consent decree that permanently enjoins Elizabeth J. Allen, a Baltimore-based physician assistant, from prescribing opioids and other controlled substances, resolving…
Federal Court Enjoins Maryland Physician Assistant from Prescribing Opioids and Other Controlled Substances
A federal court in Maryland permanently enjoined a Baltimore-based physician assistant from prescribing opioids and other controlled substances, the Department of Justice announced today. Pursuant to an agreed consent judgment filed in U.S.…
Roanoke Doctor Sentenced to Three Years’ Imprisonment for Over-Prescribing Opioids
ROANOKE, Va. – A Roanoke, Virginia doctor was sentenced to 36 months in prison, a fine of $10,000, and a forfeiture money judgment of $500,000 yesterday for distributing and dispensing Schedule II…
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