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New England Doctor Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … a result of this investigation, Khan has relinquished his medical license and DEA registrations. This was the first …
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Akron, Ohio Doctor Is Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Distributing Prescription Painkillers

… divert pills.” Heim was registered with the State of Ohio Medical Board as a medical doctor specializing in family medicine, obstetrics …
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Federal Investigation Takes Down New Breed Of Pill Mills In Florida

… Pain Management, 5580 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota; Miami Dade Medical Solutions; 1021 Ives Dairy Road, Miami; and Sunset … is responsible for diversion of millions of narcotic medications, including Oxycodone, Roxicodone, Percocet, … recruited by the Stouffer organization to prescribe the medically unnecessary narcotics to doctor shoppers. Many of …
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Creve Coeur Chiropractor Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison

… and Dr. Librach wrote prescriptions for the powerful pain medication oxycodone and other controlled substances when there was no legitimate medical purpose and while acting outside the usual course of … knew that pharmacies would seek reimbursement for the medications from Medicare and Medicaid. Leech admitted …
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DEA launches "Secure Your Meds" winter campaign

… to clean out your medicine cabinets and secure unused medications. This one action can prevent medications from getting into the hands of children and …
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Houston area physician pleads guilty to health care fraud

… has admitted to participating in a conspiracy involving medical tests, procedures and office visits that were not medically necessary, not properly provided or both, …
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Victim Witness Assistance Program

May 08, 2025
… referral may include, but not be limited to, counseling, medical assistance, emergency shelter, transportation, … programs. Crime victim compensation programs pay for medical care, mental health counseling, lost wages and … diverted, and/or manufactured. This includes the non-medical use of pharmaceutical drugs. The resulting harm to a …
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

… the healthcare system to obtain otherwise legitimate medications, I would say this:  Don’t do it. You can never … of fentanyl pills being disguised and sold as prescription medications, despite these pills not containing any of the … The only safe medications are ones prescribed by a trusted medical professional and dispensed by a licensed pharmacist. …
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Texas Doctor Convicted for Illegally Distributing More than a Million Pills

… of opioids and other dangerous controlled substances. “Medical physicians who exploit their prescribing authority … put their trust and their lives into the hands of our medical and health care professionals,” said DEA Assistant …
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DEA Recognizes 2025 National Fentanyl Awareness Day with Debut of Faces of Fentanyl Online Exhibit

… hiding fentanyl in fake pills that look like prescription medications, such as oxycodone (Percocet), alprazolam … to sell pills and powders that are advertised as legitimate medications or other substances but contain fentanyl. The … medications are ones that come from licensed and accredited medical professionals . DEA encourages people to Join in the …
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San Diego Pharmacy Pays $105,000 Penalty for Illegitimately Dispensing Opioids

… only fill prescriptions that are written for a legitimate medical purpose while acting in the usual course of … that overdose risk is elevated in patients receiving medically prescribed opioids, particularly those receiving …
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Former Long Island Doctor Sentenced for Conspiring to Illegally Distribute Oxycodone

… federal court in Central Islip, Tameshwar Ammar, a former medical doctor in Roslyn, New York, was sentenced by United … on Long Island and elsewhere, including by prosecuting medical professionals who contribute to the risk of … John Doe 1 and John Doe 2. According to a review of Ammar’s medical files for the two individuals, Ammar wrote the …
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Montgomery Nurse Practitioner convicted of unlawfully distributing controlled substances, health care fraud, and conspiracy

… 2016, Akwuba worked at Family Practice, a Montgomery medical practice located at 4143 Atlanta Highway.  Her … Akwuba instructed her staff members to falsify medical records, so as to justify billing for office visits …
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DEA achieves significant milestone during 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… million pounds of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications over the course of 16 successful DEA National … disposed of more than 900,000 pounds of prescription medications collected at nearly 6,000 sites across the … a safe and anonymous way to dispose of unwanted and expired medications.” National Prescription Drug Take Back Day …
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Justice Department files lawsuit against Creve Coeur pharmacist for Controlled Substances Act violations

… prescriptions she knew or should have known had no medical purpose. The complaint states this unlawful conduct … substances are filled and dispensed for legitimate medical purposes," said Inez Davis, Diversion Program … medical community is needed to ensure prescription opioid medications are prescribed and dispensed appropriately. …
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Long Island Doctor Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone

… in federal court in Central Islip, Frank Parasmo, a former medical doctor, was sentenced by United States District … painkiller, to 18 patients without a legitimate medical purpose. As part of the sentence, Parasmo also … pills to 18 of his patients without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the course of a professional …
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Long Island Dentist Arrested

… the arrest and indictment. “With a clear disregard for medical integrity, Dr. Arnold allegedly exchanged … Kasulis. “We are committed to vigorous prosecution of medical professionals who abdicate their Hippocratic Oath … Tactical Diversion Squad will continue to hold those in medical practice accountable for illegal actions and I would …
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the United … to dispose of unwanted, unused, and expired prescription medications.” “Recent CDC findings estimate a 10% increase …
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Former Doctor and Her Wife Sentenced for Fraud and Other Crimes

… General Atlanta Region. The doctor’s wife, who owned the medical practice, was also sentenced. Judge Liles C. Burke … the Killen clinic shut down. In March 2020, the Alabama Medical Licensure Commission revoked Gayle’s license, and …
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Norton doctor pleads guilty to illegally prescribing prescription drugs

… – Dr. Raymond Michael Moore, 61, of Wise, Va., who had a medical practice in Norton, pleaded guilty yesterday in … for opioids and benzodiazepines without a legitimate medical purpose and beyond the bounds of medical practice. In addition, Moore originally told law …
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Virginia doctor prescribed half a million opioid and fentanyl pills in two years, sentenced to 40 years in prison

… one-way, to receive the drugs. His office lacked basic medical supplies, his receptionist lived out of a back room … to pill mills she frequented in Florida where she received medication without any kind of physical exam or medical records. Patients who came to the office would wait …
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Federal Charges and Civil Action Announced in Efforts to Combat Opioid Epidemic

… “knew or should have known were not issued for legitimate medical reasons and by a provider not acting with the … said “Pharmaceutical products that are distributed for non-medical reasons can be just as deadly as illicit drugs. The … Southern District of Georgia. “It is beyond outrageous when medical professionals and others fuel this crisis by pouring …
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Doctor sentenced to prison for prescribing narcotics to non-patients

… Blasi also provided and sold prescriptions for opioid pain medications and amphetamines to non-patients he met in … investigation in March 2018.    “It is sad commentary when medical professionals like Dr. Di Blasi use their position … made this case a success.”    “Unscrupulous, profiteering medical professionals not only abuse their trust as health …
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DEA’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day yields fruitful results in Georgia

… 27, 2019, turned in 11,114 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up … Georgians turned in 11,114 pounds of unwanted or expired medications nationally, more than 469 tons of expired and unwanted prescription medications were collected at nearly 6,400 sites made …
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Former Gadsden Pharmacist and City School Board Member Sentenced for Drug Distribution Conspiracy and Tax Crimes

… Byerley. "It is particularly disappointing when trusted medical professionals engage in the diversion of controlled … can get the care they need in the event a doctor or medical facility is unable to provide treatment due to … among patients who lose access to a prescriber of opioids, medications for opioid use disorder, or other controlled …
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Greenwood Village Psychiatrist Pleads Guilty to Illegal Distribution of Controlled Substances and Financial Crimes

… usual course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose, structuring financial transactions in a way … for abuse. The FDA has approved one legal meth product for medical use in rare circumstances.  Most psychiatrists will … personally using them, or that one or both drugs are not medically necessary because of their competing effects. Yet, …
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Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Morphine at Moses Lake Clinic

… Washington, has pleaded guilty to tampering with morphine medication while working as a registered nurse.  Chief … Lake.  Her position as a nurse provided her with access to medications, including opioid narcotics such as morphine, an … too common, her decision to take advantage of her access to medical-grade morphine was an egregious breach of trust.  It …
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South Florida doctor pleads guilty to conspiring to illegally distribute oxycodone

… 57, of Hialeah, Florida and others, used West Medical Office, Inc. located in Hialeah (later named West Pines Medical Office) for illicit purposes.  During this time … containing the names of purported patients directly to West Medical Office, instead of requiring the patients’ …
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South Florida doctor pleads guilty to conspiring to illegally distribute oxycodone

… 57, of Hialeah, Florida and others, used West Medical Office, Inc. located in Hialeah (later named West Pines Medical Office) for illicit purposes.  During this time … containing the names of purported patients directly to West Medical Office, instead of requiring the patients’ …
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the United … to dispose of unwanted, unused, and expired prescription medications.” “Last spring we asked the public to secure their medications until we were able to hold another DEA Take Back …