What Happened
Physician was convicted by a jury on March 21, 2025 of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, maintaining a drug-involved premises and 22 counts of unlawful distribution of oxycodone and promethazine with codeine, and on June 26, 2025 was sentenced to 18 years in prison; he must forfeit $213,173.97.
Reported status: Convicted by a jury at trial; conviction date 2025-03-21; sentenced (2025) to 216 months in prison.
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This entry reports only what the linked source states. Fields the source does not state (for example the employer type, drug schedule or a sentence) are left out rather than inferred, so it is shorter than the registry's fully analysed cases.
Related Guidance
- Hospital Diversion Prevention Checklist — Self-assessment covering the controls that detect and deter diversion.
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and recordkeeping indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to run an internal diversion investigation.
- Employee Screening & Fitness for Duty — Screening and vetting for staff with controlled substance access.