What Happened
Yee Chung Ho, 72, of Murrysville, Pennsylvania, a physician who owns and operates a family medicine practice in Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty in federal court in November 2021 to four counts of unlawful dispensing and distributing Schedule II controlled substances and one count of health care fraud. The court was advised that on several dates in May and June 2019 he dispensed oxycodone outside the usual course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose. He also caused fraudulent Medicare claims between April 2018 and June 2019. Sentencing was scheduled for February 4, 2022.
“pleaded guilty to four counts of unlawful dispensing and distributing Schedule II controlled substances and one count of health care fraud”
Related Guidance
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and transactional indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to investigate suspected diversion inside an organization.