What Happened
A federal superseding indictment in the Western District of North Carolina, announced in 2024, charged Henry Ronald Emery, Jr., MD, 52, of Waxhaw, with alleged unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. The charges allege that from no later than September 2018 through about 2022, Emery, then a licensed North Carolina physician, conspired to prescribe, dispense and distribute buprenorphine, a Schedule III controlled substance, outside the usual course of professional practice. A September 2023 indictment had charged one conspiracy count and 11 distribution counts. The superseding indictment added a count of conspiracy to unlawfully use a registration number issued to another person. The charges are allegations and he is presumed innocent.
“charging Henry Ronald Emery, Jr., MD, 52, of Waxhaw, N.C., for the alleged unlawful distribution of a controlled substance”
Related Guidance
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and transactional indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to investigate suspected diversion inside an organization.