What Happened
Savannah physician Frank H. Bynes Jr., found guilty by a federal jury in October 2019 of 13 counts of unlawful dispensation of controlled substances and 3 counts of health care fraud, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and ordered to pay $615,145.06 restitution.
Reported status: Convicted by a jury at trial; sentenced (2020) to 240 months in prison, $615,145.06 restitution.
About This Entry
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.