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Long Island Doctor Convicted Of Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone And Distribution Of Oxycodone

… provided prescriptions for oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose and for sale BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Yesterday, … that he provided to patients without a legitimate medical purpose. The defendant faces imprisonment of up to … and a local doctor illegally prescribing prescription medication for profit.  This conviction is yet another …
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Hospice Nurse Pleads Guilty To Prescription Opioid Conspiracy Charges

… “New Mexicans deserve competent health care from medical professionals whose sole focus is the best interest … in a way that made it difficult to reconcile the medications and because Ulibarri was picking up patients’ …
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Buffalo Doctor Charged With Unlawfully Prescribing Controlled Substances Resulting In The Deaths Of Six Patients

… controlled substances, other than for a legitimate medical purpose and not in the usual course of professional … substances that were prepared by persons who were not medically trained and issued by mid-level providers who had …
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August 19, 2019 - August 20, 2019
August 19, 2019 - August 20, 2019

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conference

12:00 AM - 9:00 AM (EDT)
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Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conference August 19 & 20, 2019 DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown Manchester, NH 03101 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be hosting two regional one-day Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) on Monday, August 19, and Tuesday, August 20, 2019. The same conference will be held both days...
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Former Dona Ana County doctor sentenced to 108 months for conviction on unlawful distribution of prescription painkillers and health care fraud charges

… - (432) 837-6000 Midland - (432) 686-4085 Physician’s medical license revoked in 2012 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – … the DEA to prescribe controlled substances, including pain medication.  Jain admitted that for several years he …
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Seven Charged With Oxycodone Conspiracy In Broward County Pill Mill Operation

… 2010 to the present, the defendants operated Intracoastal Medical Groups, Inc. (IMG), in Broward County, as a pill … to become rich from the diversion of powerful prescription medications.”   U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer stated, “As …
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Jury Finds Pill-Mill Doctor Guilty Of 51 Counts

… to dispense oxycodone and other drugs without legitimate medical purpose, 49 counts of dispensing without legitimate medical purpose, and conspiracy to launder money.  He will … stated, "The dispensing of addictive prescription pain medication under the guise of a doctor's care is not about …
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Jasper Pain Clinic Physician Sentenced To Nearly Three Years In Prison For Illegally Dispensing Narcotics

… for dispensing narcotic painkillers without a legitimate medical reason, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant … the scope of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose" to three people working undercover with law … term. During the supervised release, he cannot work in any medical facility that handles or prescribes controlled …
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Doctor Gets 10 Years For Operating “Pill Mill” In Alabama

… 10 years in prison for operating a “pill mill” through his medical practice and for money laundering, announced DEA … of his unlawful drug dealing by purchasing Schedule II pain medications-specifically hydromorphone and …
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Nurse-Practitioner Indicted On Federal Charges, Accused Of Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

… scope of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose.  The indictment was announced by Karl C. … him to write prescriptions for controlled substance medication.  Under D.C. Board of Health rules, he had been … have a responsibility to the public to prescribe opioid medications carefully, and when there is a legitimate …
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DEA Arizona holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction & 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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Doctor Convicted of Illegally Prescribing Opioids to Patients

… course of professional practice and not for legitimate medical purpose. The controlled substances affect the central nervous system and may only be prescribed when medically required. Evidence introduced at trial showed that … Squad, the California Department of Justice, Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse Drug Diversion Team, the …
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Florida’s Pill Mill Doctor And Clinic Owners Charged With Racketeering And Manslaughter

… Manslaughter which resulted from the operation of Real Care Medical Group, a clinic which was set up solely for the … physical exam and did not present any medical necessity for medication during any of their visits, yet they were able to …
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Norwalk Doctors Charged With Operating “Pill Mill,” Health Care Fraud And Money Laundering

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … today announced that two doctors who have operated a medical practice in Norwalk have been charged by federal …
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Glendora Doctor Pleads Guilty To Distributing Addictive Painkillers And Transferring Proceeds To An Off-Shore Bank Account

… 327-8900 Guam Hagatna - (671) 472-7384 LOS ANGELES - A medical doctor who served as the face of a sham Los Angeles … indictment charged seven defendants with conspiring to sell medically unnecessary prescriptions for drugs that included …
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DEA’s Eighth Statewide Prescription Drug Take Back Day Results In Another Big Haul More Than 12,000 Pounds Of Prescription And Over-the-counter Medicine Collected

… (DEA), announced that over 12,000 pounds of prescription medications were collected during the eighth Prescription … partners have removed an excess of 70,800 (35 tons) of medications from circulation.   The one-day DEA nationwide … of medications.  This is important because the non-medical use of controlled (CS) medications is at an all-time …
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New York Methodist Hospital Agrees To Implement Compliance Program To Settle Civil Claims Under The Controlled Substances Act

… United States alleges that between May 2008 and July 2010, medical residents employed by NY Methodist issued a total of 194 prescriptions for Adderall without a legitimate medical purpose. The medical residents employed by NY Methodist issued the …
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Federal jury finds two Tampa doctors guilty

… and dispense controlled substances for no legitimate medical purpose and outside the course of professional … evidence presented at trial, Duldulao and Santos were the medical directors at Health and Pain Center, a pain … methadone and alprazolam.   During their tenures as medical directors, Duldulao and Santos had brief and timed …
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Wisconsin physician agrees to pay penalties to resolve allegations of prescribing opioids illegally and violating False Claims Act

… to resolve allegations that he prescribed opioid pain medications in violation of the Controlled Substances Act … prescribed controlled substances, including opioid pain medications such as oxycodone, without legitimate medical purpose. Dr. Heydarpour routinely prescribed …
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South Texas Woman Sentenced In Opioid Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… in a scheme to illicitly obtain prescriptions for pain medications, such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, and then … means, were recruited and paid to pose as patients at medical clinics, including the McAllen Medical Clinic in …
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Alabama Doctor Arrested For Unlawful Distribution Of Prescription Drugs And Money Laundering

… District of Alabama.  Dr. Ritchea, who maintains a family medical practice in Phenix City, Alabama, is charged with … Dr. Ritchea with writing prescriptions for Schedule II pain medications-such as hydrocodone and methadone-knowing that …
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Doctor Pleads Guilty In White Plains Federal Court To Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

… New York announced today that Felix Rodriguez, a licensed medical doctor, pled guilty to a one-count Information … with the devil and profited by the sale of powerful pain medication for illegitimate use. According to the Centers … distribute Oxycodone outside the scope of his professional medical practice. The abuse of diverted prescription pain …
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Residents In The Pacific Northwest Turned In Over 13.8 Tons In DEA’s National Drug Take-Back Day

… turned in 647,211 (324 tons) of expired and unwanted medications for safe and proper disposal at the 5,683 … U.S. territories. This is the second-largest collection of medications in seven Take-Back Days.  When the results of …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Meets A Growing Need For Northern California Residents

… more than 40,854 - ( 20 - tons) of unwanted prescription medications from 207 - collections sites. “The overwhelming … Take Back Event 214,578 - ( 107 - tons) of prescription medications have been removed from circulation in Central … of medications.  This is important because the non-medical use of controlled (CS) medications is at an all-time …
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December 15, 2019 - December 17, 2019
December 15, 2019 - December 17, 2019

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC)

10:00 PM - 7:00 AM (EST)
Birmingham, AL
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be hosting two regional one-day Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) on Monday, December 16, and Tuesday, December 17, 2019. The same conference will be held both days. Participants can attend either day. The conferences will be held at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham, 1000 Riverchase...
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Texas health care fraud and opioid takedown results in charges against 58

… and 6.2 million pills. Of those charged, 16 were doctors or medical professionals, while 20 were charged for their role … Compensation Programs and private insurance companies for medically unnecessary prescription drugs and compounded medications that often were never even purchased and/or …
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Multiple cases lead to arrests of five doctors, one pharmacist, one nurse practitioner and three others

… were drug dealers in white coats.  They hid behind their medical licenses to sell addictive, dangerous narcotics," … oxycodone pills to individuals they knew did not need the medication for any legitimate medical reason.  Cubangbang …
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Pain management doctor pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and health care fraud

… signing death certificates, in the absence of an autopsy or medical examination, for deceased patients to whom Gosy … substances that were prepared by persons who were not medically trained and issued by mid-level providers who had …
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Thirty-Two Indicted In Broward And Palm Beach Counties In Second Coordinated Pill Mill Takedown

… oxycodone and other controlled substances without regard to medical need, without individual treatment plans, and … and doctors to jail. You cannot deal drugs hiding behind a medical license.” “The significance of today’s takedown is …
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Manhattan Doctor Illegally Sold Painkiller Prescriptions To Drug Trafficking Organization

… of the building at the time of the arrest and seized medical records, financial records and over $45,000 in cash, … as the national statistics of abusing prescription medication dramatically increased over the last 5 years, Dr. …