What Happened
Ritesh Kalra, 52, of Secaucus, New Jersey, an internist in Fair Lawn, was charged in January 2026 in a 58-count indictment, after an earlier criminal complaint in July 2025. The counts include 36 of distributing opioids outside the usual course of professional practice, one of maintaining a drug-involved premises and 21 of health care fraud. Prosecutors allege he operated a pill mill and issued more than 31,000 oxycodone prescriptions between January 2019 and February 2025. He appeared for arraignment in Newark federal court. The charges are accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
“Between January 2019 and February 2025, Kalra issued more than 31,000 prescriptions for oxycodone”
Related Guidance
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and transactional indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to investigate suspected diversion inside an organization.