What Happened
A federal court entered a $320,000 judgment against William C. Gardner, DDS, a former Albuquerque dentist, in a Controlled Substances Act case announced in July 2026. The government alleged that between July 2020 and February 2021 he kept writing prescriptions after his New Mexico dental license was revoked and his state controlled substances registration expired, using his DEA number and office records system for 94 prescriptions, mostly Schedule II narcotics. The court found him responsible for 80 unlawful prescriptions and imposed a $4,000 civil penalty per violation.
“ordered him to pay a civil penalty of $4,000.00 per violation under the Controlled Substances Act”
Related Guidance
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and transactional indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to investigate suspected diversion inside an organization.