What Happened
A New Jersey doctor was arrested in December 2024 on charges of unlawfully distributing oxycodone and other controlled substances. According to court documents, Larry Pettis, 76, of Westampton, owned a medical practice with multiple New Jersey locations. Pettis allegedly pre-signed prescriptions so that another individual who was not allowed to issue them could do so when he was out of the office. He is also alleged to have caused prescriptions to be issued without assessing patients, to have prescribed despite drug test red flags, and to have caused records to be altered. He is charged with four counts and faces up to 20 years on each.
“Pettis is charged with four counts of unlawful distribution of 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.