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High Desert Doctor Arrested on Federal Narcotics Charges

… often-abused controlled substances – including opioid-based medications – during telemedicine sessions with “patients” … 36, who resides in Llano and Palmdale and called his medical practice Happy Family Medicine, was arrested … this case. The California Department of Justice, Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse provided substantial …
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New Haven Psychiatrist to Pay More Than $450K to Settle False Claims Act and Controlled Substances Act Allegations

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … Substances Act (“CSA”) relating to his issuance of medically unnecessary controlled substances prescriptions. …
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DEA Hosts 25th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… for the community to anonymously dispose of unneeded medications at nearly 5,000 local drop-off locations … Drug Take Back Day has helped Americans remove unnecessary medications—those that are old, unwanted, or expired—from …
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DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

… bi-annual event offers free, anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations … public may now use drop boxes at Veterans Administration medical centers to dispose of controlled substance …
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Dr. Rogelio Lucas And His Wife Convicted On 30 Counts

… Lucas and his wife Lydia Lucas, who managed her husband’s medical practice. The Lucases were convicted on one count of … for oxycodone, indicating that they were not taking the medication, were still provided with prescriptions, despite …
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CleanSlate Addiction Treatment Centers Settle Allegations Of Unlicensed Prescribing And Improper Billing

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … including heroin and prescription painkillers, through medication and counseling. The medication, buprenorphine, is … “Ensuring safe prescribing and dispensing of opioid medications and addiction treatment medications is a …
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Doctor convicted on nine counts in connection with oxycodone and fentanyl diversion scheme

… conviction yesterday of Ernesto Lopez, a New York-licensed medical doctor who wrote thousands of medically unnecessary prescriptions for oxycodone and …
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Doctor pleads guilty to unlawful drug distribution and identity theft

… the course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose, and to misusing personal information in the … Administration, New York Division. In 2019, McMahon had a medical practice in Clifton Park, New York, having … dispense controlled substances under the pretense that the medication was for the children. The patient picked up these …
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Community Event
July 22, 2019 - July 23, 2019
July 22, 2019 - July 23, 2019

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conference

12:00 AM - 9:00 AM (EDT)
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be hosting two regional one-day Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) on Monday, July 22, and Tuesday, July 23, 2019. The same conference will be held both days. Participants can attend either day. The conferences will be held at the Indianapolis Marriott East, Indianapolis, IN...
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DEA Proposes Reduction To Amount Of Controlled Substances To Be Manufactured In 2018

… with data on prescriptions written and prescription medications sold in America. “Physicians, pharmacists, and … must recognize the inherent risks of these powerful medications, especially for long-term use,” said Acting … substances needed to meet the country’s legitimate medical, scientific, research, industrial, and export needs …
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National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

… including 42 doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals, in 31 federal districts across the … to prevent the misuse and over-prescribing of controlled medications.” “This nationwide enforcement action …
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Ten Indicted in Drug Trafficking Conspiracies in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

… with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana, and possession of a firearm. The ten indicted … with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana.  Jardine has also been charged with possession of …
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“Operation Spring Cleaning”

… pounds of cocaine, 1.5 pounds of fentanyl, 204.89 pounds of marijuana, 88.14 pounds of methamphetamine, and 2.06 pounds … 11.21 lbs. Fentanyl seized during investigations 1.51 lbs. Marijuana seized during investigations 204.89 lbs. …
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Statement by the Administrator on DEA’s Settlement Agreement with Truepill Pharmacy

November 06, 2023
… to ensuring that all Americans get access to needed medications, while also ensuring patient safety.  Stimulants are important medications for both children and adults.  They are also … of the 90-day limit, and filling prescriptions written by medical providers who did not have the required licenses, …
November 06, 2023
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Training
March 16, 2020 - March 17, 2020
March 16, 2020 - March 17, 2020

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conference

12:00 AM - 9:00 AM (EDT)
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be hosting two regional one-day Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) on Monday, March 16, and Tuesday, March 17, 2020. The same conference will be held both days. Participants can attend either day. The conferences will be held at the Sheraton Baltimore North, 903 Dulaney...
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Community Event
October 21, 2019 - October 22, 2019
October 21, 2019 - October 22, 2019

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conference

12:00 AM - 9:00 AM (EDT)
New Orleans , LA
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be hosting two regional, one-day Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) on Monday, October 21, and Tuesday, October 22, 2019. The same conference will be held both days. Participants can attend either day. The conferences will be held at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New...
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DEA Executes Operation Profit Over Patients to Dismantle Health Care Fraud Networks

July 03, 2025
… the illegal distribution of controlled substances by medical professionals, resulted in approximately 51 arrests … administrative cases seeking the revocation of pharmacies’, medical practitioners’, and companies’ authority to handle … that covered some or all of the cost of prescription medications. The individuals are charged with conspiracy to …
July 03, 2025
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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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Modesto Doctor Arrested For Illegally Prescribing Opioids

… course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose. On April 19, 2018, a federal grand jury in … at his home in Modesto. “Physicians prescribing powerful medications without legitimate medical purpose is both wrong …
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Former Physician Sentenced To Nearly Six Years In Prison On Drug Charge For Trading Prescription Drugs For Sex And Cash

… approximately 149 prescriptions for controlled substance medications, totaling thousands of doses, to 16 individuals … his office as a patient, and he never asked them about medical issues, took their medical history, conducted an …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction

… to 2 p.m. This event offers anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations … Day has helped Americans easily rid their homes of unneeded medications—those that are old, unwanted, or expired.  These …
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Northern Ohio Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Hundreds Of Thousands Of Opiate Painkillers And Other Pills

… painkillers and other pills to customers for no legitimate medical purpose, even after he learned some customers had … distributed hundreds of thousands of doses of prescription medications-including Oxycontin, Percocet, Roxicet, Opana, …
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Two Michigan Doctors Plead Guilty To Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substance Painkillers And Health Care Fraud

… guilty today to writing prescriptions for oxycodone without medical justification, and one also pleaded guilty to health … Blue Shield for numerous medical procedures that were not medically justified. Awada’s plea agreement acknowledged … provided prescriptions to patients for controlled substance medications such as oxycodone although he knew that the …
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Glendale Doctor Agrees To Plead Guilty To Distributing Addictive Painkiller

… Nwaigwe, 72, who resides in Glendale and operated a medical office in Boyle Heights, agreed to plead guilty to … “sizzurp”) to undercover agents who “did not in fact have a medical need for those prescriptions.” In exchange, Nwaigwe …
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Former Long Island Doctor Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Causing the Overdose Deaths of Two patients and Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

… federal court in Central Islip, Michael Belfiore, a former medical doctor, was sentenced by United States Circuit Judge … jury in May 2018 following a five-week trial. Belfiore’s medical license has lapsed and he is no longer practicing … epidemic, the defendant chose to use his education and medical training to do harm, and at the expense of two of …
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Brooklyn doctor pleads guilty to illegal distribution of narcotics

… prescribed narcotics to patients without a legitimate medical purpose in exchange for cash payments BROOKLYN, N.Y. … today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Kesler Dalmacy, a medical doctor, pleaded guilty to illegal distribution of controlled substances. Dalmacy, who operated his medical practice out of an office in East Flatbush, …
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DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

… bi-annual event offers free, anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations … public may now use drop boxes at Veterans Administration medical centers to dispose of controlled substance …
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Hospital in Washington Agrees to Pay $15,000 Penalty and Implement Corrective Actions to Address Theft of Controlled Substances

… implementing regulations place legal responsibilities on medical professionals to ensure that controlled substances are prescribed, dispensed, and used for medically-appropriate purposes and in a safe manner.  The … for her own personal use.  Lombardi would take left over medications after administering a patient’s dose for her …
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Ferry County Hospital District Agrees to Pay $15,000 Penalty and Implement Corrective Actions to Address Improper Opioid Dispensing Practices at Republic Pharmacy

… implementing regulations place legal responsibilities on medical professionals to ensure that opioid medications and other controlled substances are prescribed, dispensed, and used for medically-appropriate purposes and in a safe manner.  The …
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Queens Doctor Arrested For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

… to numerous individuals, without performing any meaningful medical examination and in exchange for cash. In some cases, … his position as a licensed doctor by prescribing pain medications to people with no legitimate medical need in …