What Happened
Clinton Battle, 69, a physician in Arlington, Texas, was sentenced in March 2022 to 12 years in federal prison and ordered to pay $376,368 in restitution. A federal jury convicted him in July 2021 of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and distribution of a controlled substance, and he separately pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Evidence showed he issued more than 50,000 controlled substance prescriptions over five years, 17,000 for hydrocodone, outside the usual course of practice, often without examinations and for fees of $200 or $80 per visit.
“In July 2021, a federal jury convicted physician Clinton Battle, 69, of one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances”
Related Guidance
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and transactional indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to investigate suspected diversion inside an organization.