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* This web site is a listing of investigations of physician
registrants in which DEA was involved that resulted in the arrest and
prosecution of the registrant. DEA is in the process of adding to this site
cases against DEA physician registrants since 2003 which have resulted in
arrests and prosecutions.
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Name: |
GLASS, TED ALAN, MD |
City, State: |
Jackson, MS |
Date of Arrest: |
11/29/2006 |
Date of Conviction: |
02/12/2007 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Acquiring a controlled substance by fraud |
DEA Registration: |
Retired 12/06/2006 |
Remarks: |
Ted A. Glass, MD, age 50, of Jackson, MS, pled
guilty in federal court to one count of acquiring a controlled substance
by fraud. According to court documents, in February 2006, Glass
knowingly and intentionally forged a prescription for oxycodone, a
Schedule II controlled substance, using the name of another medical
doctor and filled the prescription at a local pharmacy.
Glass was sentenced to probation for a term of
four (4) years and ordered to pay a fine of $5,000 and an assessment of
$100. Glass also had to make restitution in the amount of $4,186.06 to
the State Insurance Administrator, Mississippi Office of Insurance. |
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Name: |
GONZALEZ, Juan Oscar, MD |
City, State: |
Miami, FL |
Date of Arrest: |
03/23/2005 |
Date of Conviction: |
03/23/2006 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Conspiracy to distribute Schedule III and IV
controlled substances |
DEA Registration: |
Retired 02/18/2004 |
Remarks: |
Juan Oscar Gonzalez, MD, age 50, of Miami, Florida
pled guilty in federal court to two counts of conspiracy to distribute
Schedule III and IV controlled substance and Conspiracy to Launder
Money. According to court records, between September 2003 and November
2003, Dr. Gonzalez authorized at least 6,870 dosage units of Schedule
III controlled substances and 31,890 dosage units of Schedule IV
controlled substances via the internet. Said prescriptions were issued
outside the usual course of medical practice and without a legitimate
medical purpose.
Gonzalez was sentenced to two years probation,
eight months home detention, and ordered to forfeit $17,500. |
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Name: |
GORIN, Kevin, MD |
City, State: |
Lake Charles, LA |
Date of Arrest: |
01/12/2006 |
Date of Conviction: |
06/19/2006 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Distribution of, and possession with intent to
distribute, a controlled substance |
DEA Registration: |
Surrendered 01/12/2006 |
Remarks: |
Kevin E. Gorin, MD, age 47, of Lake Charles, LA,
pled guilty in federal court to four counts of distribution of
controlled substances and one count of possession with intent to
distribute a controlled substance. According to court documents, Gorin
knowingly, intentionally, and unlawfully distributed OxyContin, Xanax,
Percocet, Valium, and Ambien, Schedule II - IV controlled substances,
outside the usual course of professional practice and not for a
legitimate medical purpose.
Gorin was sentenced to federal prison for a term
of 48 days with credit for time served followed by two years supervised
release and ordered to pay a fine of $50,000 and an assessment of
$500.00. |
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Name: |
GRYSKEVICH, Cheri, DO |
City, State: |
Weirton, WV |
Date of Arrest: |
09/28/2006 |
Date of Conviction: |
07/24/2007 |
Judicial Status: |
Guilty Plea |
Conviction: |
Delivery of a controlled substance |
DEA Registration: |
Retired 10/01/2007 |
Remarks: |
Cheri Gryskevich, DO, age 37, of Weirton, WV, pled
guilty in the Circuit Court of Hancock County, West Virginia, to one
count of delivery of a controlled substance, oxycodone. Gryskevich was
sentenced to serve not less than one nor more than fifteen years in the
West Virginia Penitentiary system. The sentence was suspended and
Gryskevich was placed on one year of supervised probation. |
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Name: |
GUENTHER, Joseph, MD |
City, State: |
Metairie, LA |
Date of Arrest: |
04/12/2005 |
Date of Conviction: |
04/18/2007 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Conspiracy to and illegally dispensing and
distributing controlled substances |
DEA Registration: |
Surrendered 04/12/2005 |
Remarks: |
Joseph F. Guenther, MD, age 76, of Metairie, LA,
pled guilty in federal court to four counts of dispensing Schedule III
and Schedule IV controlled substances outside the scope of professional
practice and not for legitimate medical purposes; and one count of
conspiracy to illegally dispense and distribute Schedule III and
Schedule IV controlled substances and mixtures of Schedule III and
Schedule IV controlled substances outside the scope of professional
practice and not for legitimate medical purposes.
According to court documents, Guenther was
employed by Advanced Pain Management at clinics located in Metairie,
Slidell, and Gretna, LA. During his employment, Guenther knowingly used
his DEA registration to issue controlled substance prescriptions that
were not medically necessary or were issued for overlapping treatment
periods for the same medical condition.
Guenther was sentenced to ten months in federal
prison followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay
a fine of $40,000 and an assessment of $500.00. |
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Name: |
HACKNEY, David T., MD |
City, State: |
Washington, DC |
Date of Arrest: |
12/21/2006 |
Date of Conviction: |
10/17/2007 |
Judicial Status: |
Guilty Plea |
Conviction: |
Health care fraud; Obtaining a controlled
substance by fraud |
DEA Registration: |
Under Review |
Remarks: |
David T. Hackney, MD, age 44, of Washington, DC,
pled guilty in federal court to one count of health care fraud and one
count of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud. According to court
documents, Hackney knowingly and willfully devised a scheme to defraud
Medicare and Medicaid in order to obtain oxycodone products. Hackney
wrote numerous prescriptions in the names of Medicare and Medicaid
patients who never received the oxycodone. At the time, Hackney did not
hold a valid, current DEA registration to prescribe controlled
substances.
Hackney was sentenced to three years probation. He
was ordered to pay an assessment of $200 and to make restitution to the
District of Columbia Department of Health in the amount of $1,791.96. |
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Name: |
HANNY, Thomas Anthony, MD |
City, State: |
South Glastonbury, CT |
Date of Arrest: |
07/14/2006 |
Date of Conviction: |
12/20/2006 |
Judicial Status: |
Guilty Plea |
Conviction: |
Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances;
monetary transactions from unlawful activity |
DEA Registration: |
Retired 05/30/2007 |
Remarks: |
Thomas A. Hanny, MD, age 70, of South Glastonbury,
CT, pled guilty in United States District Court, Northern District of
Iowa, to two counts of conspiracy to distribute Schedule III and IV
controlled substances, and one count of engaging in monetary
transactions in property derived from the specified unlawful activity.
According to court documents, Hanny conspired to dispense, dispensed,
and caused to be dispensed, multiple dosage units of Schedule III and IV
controlled substances by means of electronic prescriptions outside the
usual course of medical practice and without legitimate medical purpose.
Hanny also did knowingly engage in a monetary transaction through a
financial institution, affecting interstate or foreign commerce, in
criminally derived property of a value greater than $10,000, that is,
the defendant withdrew $15,000 to purchase a vehicle, such property
having been derived from the drug conspiracy.
Hanny was sentenced to 33 months in federal
prison, followed by supervised release for a term of two years, and
ordered to pay an assessment of $300. |
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Name: |
HENRY, Jesse B., MD |
City, State: |
Albuquerque, NM |
Date of Arrest: |
06/23/2003 |
Date of Conviction: |
09/14/2004 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Involuntary manslaughter, money laundering,
racketeering, trafficking |
DEA Registration: |
Surrendered 10/21/2005 |
Remarks: |
Jesse B. Henry, MD, age 69, of Albuquerque, NM,
pled guilty in the Second Judicial District Court, County of Bernalillo,
New Mexico, to seven counts of involuntary manslaughter, one count of
money laundering, one count of racketeering, and one count of drug
trafficking. An investigation by the State Medical Investigator found
that the deaths of three of Dr. Henry’s patients were attributable to
the quantities and combinations of methadone, hydrocodone, OxyContin,
alprazolam, and diazepam prescribed by Henry.
Henry was sentenced to five years supervised
probation and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine. |
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Name: |
HERPIN, Callie, MD |
City, State: |
Houston, TX |
Date of Arrest: |
09/30/2004 |
Date of Conviction: |
04/06/2006 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Conspiracy to commit fraud; Illegal distribution
of a controlled substance |
DEA Registration: |
Expired 01/31/2005 |
Remarks: |
Callie Herpin, MD, age 35, of Houston, TX, pled
guilty to conspiracy to illegally distribute in excess of 1,765,000
dosage units of hydrocodone and 2,500 gallons of promethazine with
codeine. She also pled guilty to conspiracy to defraud
Medicare and violation of the Anti-Kickback statute. Court documents
show her to have written prescriptions using a list of names generated
from the phone book.
Herpin was sentenced to 120 months in prison,
three years supervised release, and was ordered to pay $12.9 million in
restitution to Medicare. |
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Name: |
HOWARD, Douglas, MD |
City, State: |
Melrose, MA |
Date of Arrest: |
01/28/2005 |
Date of Conviction: |
09/30/2005 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Illegal distribution of a controlled substance |
DEA Registration: |
Surrendered 06/10/2005 |
Remarks: |
Douglas Howard, MD, age 57, of Melrose, MA, pled
guilty to illegal distribution of oxycodone and possession of cocaine.
Howard was sentenced to 30 months in jail (three
months to serve and the balance suspended for four years) and four years
probation. |
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Name: |
HOXIE, David Albert, MD |
City, State: |
Waverly, OH |
Date of Arrest: |
05/13/05 |
Date of Conviction: |
08/21/06 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Illegal Processing of Drug Documents |
DEA Registration: |
Revoked 09/20/04 |
Remarks: |
David Albert Hoxie, age 52, of Waverly, Ohio pled
guilty to one count of Illegal Processing of Drug Documents on August
21, 2006. Sentencing is pending in this case. |
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Name: |
HUSSAIN, Abul, MD |
City, State: |
Wilkes-Barre, PA |
Date of Arrest: |
07/29/2005 |
Date of Conviction: |
01/25/2006 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Illegal prescribing; Medical Fraud |
DEA Registration: |
Surrendered 09/21/2005 |
Remarks: |
Abul Hussain, MD, age 53, of Wilkes-Barre, PA,
pled guilty in state court to illegal prescribing, a violation of the
State Controlled Substances Act, and attempted Medicaid fraud.
Hussain did not act in good faith when he
prescribed controlled substances outside the course of his professional
practice by not establishing a proper doctor/patient relationship.
According to court documents, Hussain did not act in accordance with
treatment principles accepted by any reasonable segment of the medical
profession. Hussain committed Medicaid fraud by referring a medical
assistance recipient to a provider for services that was not documented
in the record in the prescribed manner and was of little or no benefit
to the recipient.
Hussain was sentenced to 36 to 120 months of
incarceration, fined $13,000 and ordered to surrender his Pennsylvania
medical license. |
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Name: |
JASZCZULT, Joan, DO |
City, State: |
Belleville, NJ |
Date of Arrest: |
09/20/2005 |
Date of Conviction: |
03/04/2008 |
Judicial Status: |
Jury Conviction |
Conviction: |
Conspiracy to distribute, and distribution of,
oxycodone |
DEA Registration: |
Retired 11/28/2006 |
Remarks: |
Joan Jaszczult, DO, age 46, of Belleville, NJ, was
found guilty by a federal jury on one count of conspiracy to distribute
oxycodone and one count of distribution of oxycodone. According to court
documents, Jaszczult wrote illegal prescriptions for drugs containing
oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual
course of professional practice. Jaszczult provided these illegal
prescriptions to her co-conspirators in exchange for money and services
rendered. She also directed certain co-conspirators to create false
patient files to justify the illegal prescriptions and caused the filing
of a false police report that alleged that prescription pads had been
stolen from her office to conceal her issuance of illegal prescriptions.
Jaszczult was sentenced to 132 months in federal
prison, followed by supervised release for a term of three (3) years,
and ordered to pay a fine of $12,500. |
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Name: |
JACOBSON, Joel C., MD |
City, State: |
Oshkosh, WI |
Date of Arrest: |
09/28/05 |
Date of Conviction: |
08/28/06 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled No Contest |
Conviction: |
Obtaining controlled substances by fraud |
DEA Registration: |
Surrendered 12/22/06 |
Remarks: |
Joel C. Jacobson, MD, age 47, of Oshkosh, WI,
plead No Contest to two counts of obtaining controlled substances by
fraud. Dr. Jacobson was sentenced to six months in jail, 100 hours of
community service, and four years probation. His jail sentence was
stayed pending completion of his probation period.
Court records reveal that on at least nineteen
separate occasions, Dr. Jacobson withdrew Fentanyl from a hospital Pyxis
system and did not administer the Fentanyl to the corresponding patients
for which it was withdrawn.
Jorgensen was placed on probation for three years
beginning on August 19, 2003, ordered to pay court costs and crime
victim’s compensation fund, enter into and successfully complete any
treatment program recommended by the Probation Department and complete
100 hours of community service. |
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Name: |
JEWETT, Stephen S., MD |
City, State: |
Centerville, IA |
Date of Arrest: |
03/10/2006 |
Date of Conviction: |
06/29/2007 |
Judicial Status: |
Guilty Plea |
Conviction: |
Conspiracy; Acquiring or obtaining a controlled
substance by fraud |
DEA Registration: |
Retired 06/27/2007 |
Remarks: |
Stephen S. Jewett, MD, age 67, of Centerville, IA,
pled guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to fraudulently
obtain controlled substances and four counts of acquiring or obtaining a
controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, deception, or
subterfuge. According to court documents, Jewett knowingly and
intentionally conspired with others to acquire and possess hydrocodone,
a Schedule III controlled substance, and phentermine, a Schedule IV
controlled substance, through misrepresentation, fraud, deception, and
subterfuge. Jewett would prescribe, for no legitimate medical purpose
and outside the scope of professional practice, controlled substances to
individuals who would fill the prescriptions and obtain the controlled
substances, and then return the drugs to Dr. Jewett.
Jewett was sentenced to four months in federal
prison, followed by supervised release for a term of one year, and
ordered to pay an assessment of $500 and a fine of $11,000. |
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Name: |
JORGENSEN, Eric, MD |
City, State: |
St. Joseph, MO |
Date of Arrest: |
04/1/2003 |
Date of Conviction: |
08/19/2003 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Possession of a controlled substance |
DEA Registration: |
Surrendered 12/03/2002 |
Remarks: |
Eric Jorgensen, MD, age 42, of St. Joseph, MO,
pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance in the 5th Judicial
Circuit Court of Buchanan County, Missouri. In his Petition to Enter a
Plea of Guilty, Jorgensen represented to the court that, due to stress
and his personal addiction, on September 2, 2002, he misappropriated a
narcotic, fentanyl, a schedule II controlled substance, by administering
it to himself after finishing a 24 hour work shift in a hospital.
Jorgensen was placed on probation for three years
beginning on August 19, 2003, ordered to pay court costs and crime
victim’s compensation fund, enter into and successfully complete any
treatment program recommended by the Probation Department and complete
100 hours of community service. |
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Name: |
JUNCO, Anthony Jr., MD |
City, State: |
Savannah, GA |
Date of Arrest: |
01/13/06 |
Date of Conviction: |
03/27/2006 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Obtaining Controlled Substances by Fraud |
DEA Registration: |
Surrendered 01/13/2006 |
Remarks: |
Anthony Junco, Jr., MD, age 47, of Savannah, GA,
pled guilty to one count of obtaining controlled substances by fraud.
According to court documents, Dr. Junco, aided and abetted by another,
knowingly and intentionally obtained and acquired possession of a
controlled substance, namely Norco 10/325 tablets containing Hydrocodone
Bitartrate, a Schedule III controlled substance, by misrepresentation,
fraud, deception and subterfuge.
Junco was sentenced to three months imprisonment,
one year supervised release, 50 hours community service, and fined
$10,000. |
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Name: |
KATHPAL, Gurbachan, MD |
City, State: |
Canonburg, PA |
Date of Arrest: |
11/17/2004 |
Date of Conviction: |
05/05/2006 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Violation of the Pennsylvania State Controlled
Substance Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act |
DEA Registration: |
Surrendered 08/04/2004 |
Remarks: |
Gurbachan Kathpal, MD, age 62, of Canonburg, PA,
pled guilty in State Court to six counts of violating the Pennsylvania
State Controlled Substance Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, and one count
each of Medicaid Fraud and Criminal Attempt. Kathpal also entered a plea
of no contest to one count of indecent assault on an unrelated charge.
According to court documents, Kathpal did
knowingly, unlawfully, and illegally prescribe controlled substances to
individuals under circumstances wherein the prescription was not
prescribed in good faith in the course of his professional practice;
and/or within the scope of the patient relationship; and/or in
accordance with treatment principles accepted by a responsible segment
of the medical profession.
Kathpal was sentenced to 24 to 48 months of
incarceration for the controlled substances violations, and probation of
six months home electronic monitoring for indecent assault. |
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Name: |
KATZ, Harry M., MD |
City, State: |
Cedar Hill, MO |
Date of Arrest: |
6/18/2004 |
Date of Conviction: |
3/15/2005 |
Judicial Status: |
Jury Conviction |
Conviction: |
Illegal distribution of a controlled substance |
DEA Registration: |
Surrendered 03/26/2004 |
Remarks: |
Harry Meyer Katz, MD, age 79, of Cedar Hill, MO,
was found guilty by a jury on 176 counts of illegal distribution of
alprazolam, diazepam, and hydrocodone. An expert witness described the
prescribing of 1,729,845 dosage units of controlled pharmaceuticals over
a two-year period in a medical practice such as Dr. Katz's as
"incomprehensible."
Katz was sentenced to sixteen months in federal
prison followed by two years supervised release and ordered to pay a
fine of $75,000 and an assessment of $17,600. |
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Name: |
KEENAN, Robert M., MD |
City, State: |
Towson, MD |
Date of Arrest: |
10/25/2004 |
Date of Conviction: |
6/30/2005 |
Judicial Status: |
Jury Conviction |
Conviction: |
Conspiracy to manufacture MDMA; Attempting to
manufacture MDMA; Aiding and Abetting |
DEA Registration: |
Retired 7/31/2006 |
Remarks: |
Robert M. Keenan, MD, age 47, owner / operator of
Elite Weight Management Center, Towson, MD, was convicted on April 25,
2005 in United States District Court on one count of conspiracy to
manufacture MDMA (Ecstasy); one count of Attempting to manufacture MDMA;
and one count of Aiding and Abetting.
Keenan was sentenced to 84 months imprisonment, to
be followed by three years supervised release and 1,800 hours of
community service. |
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Name: |
KEITH, Rosalie, DO |
City, State: |
Alfred, NY |
Date of Arrest: |
10/7/2005 |
Date of Conviction: |
1/25/2006 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Failure to maintain proper controlled substance
records |
DEA Registration: |
Surrendered 2/10/2006 |
Remarks: |
Rosalie Keith, DO, age 60, of Alfred, NY, pled
guilty in federal court on October 6, 2005 to one count of failure to
maintain proper controlled substance records. According to court
records, between November 2003 and January 2004 Dr. Keith obtained
quantities of fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance, and
midazolam, a Schedule IV controlled substance, and failed to keep
complete and accurate records of the receipt and disposition of those
drugs. Dr. Keith was employed at St. James Mercy Hospital, Hornell, NY.
Keith was ordered to pay a fine of $5,000. |
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Name: |
KISER, Donald Raymond, DO |
City, State: |
Marietta, OH |
Date of Arrest: |
04/16/2007 |
Date of Conviction: |
02/06/2008 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances |
DEA Registration: |
Retired 07/17/2007 |
Remarks: |
Donald Raymond Kiser, DO, age 50, of Marietta, OH,
pled guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to distribute
controlled substances. According to court documents, Kiser knowingly and
intentionally conspired to and distributed oxycodone, hydrocodone, and
alprazolam, all controlled substances, without lawful authorization.
Kiser was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison
followed by supervised release for a term of three (3) years and ordered
to pay an assessment of $100. |
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Name: |
KOBRIN, Kennard, MD |
City, State: |
Fall River, MA |
Date of Arrest: |
05/30/2003 |
Date of Conviction: |
05/30/2003 |
Judicial Status: |
Jury Conviction |
Conviction: |
Medicaid Fraud and Illegal Prescribing |
DEA Registration: |
Active Pending |
Remarks: |
Kennard Kobrin, MD, age 68, of Fall River, MA, was
found guilty of one charge of illegal distribution of a class C
substance (Klonopin) and two charges of Medicaid Fraud in Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, Trial Court of the Commonwealth, Superior Court
Department. Kobrin was sentenced to 18 months in the House of
Correction, suspended for three years with 75 hours of community service
for filing false Medicaid claims.
Kobrin was fined $5,000 per count for a total of
$10,000. In addition, Kobrin was sentenced to nine months in the House
of Correction for the charge of unlawful distribution of a class C
substance (Klonopin). The sentence was suspended for three years with
probation from prescribing any medication for two years and he was fined
$10,000. Kobrin has filed an appeal in this case. |
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Name: |
KOFF, Richard, MD |
City, State: |
Richboro, PA |
Date of Arrest: |
01/27/05 |
Date of Conviction: |
01/28/05 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Illegal sale of prescription samples |
DEA Registration: |
Active Pending |
Remarks: |
Richard Koff, MD, age 49, of Richboro, PA, pled
guilty in federal court to one count of illegal sale of prescription
drug samples. He was sentenced to four years probation with six months
home detention with electronic monitoring, 400 hours community service,
and ordered to pay a fine of $20,000. |
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Name: |
KORNELL, Bernard, MD |
City, State: |
Duncanville, TX |
Date of Arrest: |
11/29/2005 |
Date of Conviction: |
03/19/2007 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Obtaining Controlled Substances by Fraud |
DEA Registration: |
Surrendered 07/21/2005 |
Remarks: |
Bernard Kornell, MD, age 60, of Duncanville, TX,
pled guilty in State court to obtaining controlled substances by fraud.
According to court documents, Kornell unlawfully
obtained dihydrocodeinone from a legally registered pharmacist by use of
a false and forged prescription.
Kornell was sentenced to ten years imprisonment,
probated ten years, and fined $2,500 for each offense, totaling $7,500. |
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Name: |
LAZARO-PAULINA, Juan Carol, MD |
City, State: |
Westbrook, ME |
Date of Arrest: |
08/11/2004 |
Date of Conviction: |
11/18/2005 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Theft by Deception and Unlawful Sexual Contact |
DEA Registration: |
Terminated 08/05/2005 |
Remarks: |
Juan Carol Lazaro-Paulina, MD, age 58, of
Westbrook, ME, pled guilty in Kennebec County Superior Court to one
count of Theft by Deception. Lazaro-Paulina was sentenced to 30 days
incarceration and forfeited $6,380. Lazaro-Paulina also pled guilty in
Cumberland County District Court to three counts of Unlawful Sexual
Contact for which he was sentenced to 30 days incarceration on each
count, to be served concurrently.
The Maine Medical Board summarily revoked
Lazaro-Paulina’s medical license and his DEA Registration was
terminated. |
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Name: |
LEVINE, Howard J., MD |
City, State: |
Seattle, WA |
Date of Arrest: |
06/26/2007 |
Date of Conviction: |
02/19/2008 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Distribution of a controlled substance |
DEA Registration: |
Retired 03/23/2007 |
Remarks: |
Howard J. Levine, MD, age 58, of Seattle, WA, pled
guilty in federal court to one count of distribution of a controlled
substance. According to court documents, Levine unlawfully, knowingly
and intentionally distributed, dispensed, and possessed with the intent
to distribute, substances containing nandrolone decanoate gel and
testosterone gel which are anabolic steroids and Schedule III controlled
substances, and that Levine acted outside the scope of professional
practice in distributing the controlled substance.
Levine was sentenced to 22 months in federal
prison followed by supervised release for a term of three (3) years. |
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Name: |
LIEBERMAN, Ira, DO |
City, State: |
North Branch, MI |
Date of Arrest: |
10/20/2003 |
Date of Conviction: |
10/08/2004 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Illegal distribution of a controlled substance |
DEA Registration: |
Surrendered 04/16/2004 |
Remarks: |
Ira Lieberman, DO, age 56, of North Branch, MI,
pled guilty to 14 counts of illegal distribution of a controlled drug.
Court documents show that Lieberman supplied Demerol to a medical
assistant so that she could inject him with the Demerol without a
legitimate medical reason and outside the scope of legitimate medical
practice.
Lieberman was sentenced to 27 months in prison
followed by 36 months supervised release and ordered to pay an
assessment of $1,400. |
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Name: |
LIPSON, Philip A., DO |
City, State: |
Churchville, PA |
Date of Arrest: |
06/22/2005 (formal arrest processing delayed until
sentencing date) |
Date of Conviction: |
06/22/2005 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Illegal Sale of prescription drug samples |
DEA Registration: |
Active Pending |
Remarks: |
Philip Lipson, DO, age 56, of Churchville, PA,
pled guilty in federal court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to
one count of illegal sale of prescription drug samples. Lipson had
previously pled guilty to this charge on January 13, 2005, but formal
arrest proceedings were delayed until he was sentenced.
According to court records, Lipson delivered
thousands of non-controlled prescription drug samples to a pharmacist
who, in turn, placed the drug samples into inventory and sold them to
patients. The patient’s insurers reimbursed the pharmacist for the
drug samples. Lipson was paid approximately $40,000 by the pharmacist
for the drug samples.
Lipson was sentenced to 36 months probation and
ordered to pay a $40,000 fine. |
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Name: |
LISNICHY (aka LISNYCZYJ), Nicholas, MD |
City, State: |
Dunmore, PA |
Date of Arrest: |
12/08/2004 |
Date of Conviction: |
02/07/2005 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Delivery of a controlled substance; fraud |
DEA Registration: |
Surrendered 12/29/2004 |
Remarks: |
Nicholas Lisnichy, MD, age 47, of Dunmore, PA,
pled guilty to felony drug delivery by a practitioner, drug delivery to
an addict, and health insurance fraud. Official documents show that, on
numerous occasions, Lisnichy wrote prescriptions for controlled
substances on the condition that the patients fill the prescriptions,
often using their health insurance plan, and then return half of the
drugs to him for his own personal use and distribution. At times,
he used the drugs with his patients for other than legitimate medical
need.
Lisnichy was sentenced to 6 to 12 years in prison
followed by 10 years probation and agreed to forfeit $173,000, two
Mercedes-Benz vehicles valued at $75,000, and $50,000 from the sale of
real estate. |
|
Name: |
LOXLEY, Sidney S., MD |
City, State: |
Chesapeake, VA |
Date of Arrest: |
1/19/2005 |
Date of Conviction: |
12/23/2005 |
Judicial Status: |
Pled Guilty |
Conviction: |
Conspiracy to traffic in controlled substances |
DEA Registration: |
Revoked 06/27/2006 |
Remarks: |
Sidney S. Loxley, MD, age 63, of Chesapeake, VA,
pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to traffic in controlled
substances. Court documents show that Loxley unlawfully conspired to
dispense controlled substances not for a legitimate medical purpose and
beyond the bounds of medical practice, and that death and serious bodily
injury resulted from the use of these substances.
Loxley was sentenced to 87 months in prison
followed by three years supervised release. |
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