What Happened
Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York unsealed complaints on June 5, 2024, charging Feroze Nazirbage, a pharmacy owner, and Mordechai Bar, a physician, with illegally diverting oxycodone and other controlled substances. Nazirbage, president of F&N Pharmacy in the New York City area, was alleged to have conspired from at least December 2022 to dispense oxycodone for cash, including backdoor sales without prescriptions. Bar, a New Rochelle physician, was alleged to have issued prescriptions for oxycodone, amphetamine and alprazolam for cash without examining patients. Both men were arrested, and the charges are allegations.
“charging Feroze Nazirbage, a pharmacy owner, and Mordechai Bar, a physician, with illegally diverting oxycodone and other 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.