What Happened
James Oscar Williams, a former family doctor in the Columbia area (Palmetto Health USC Family Medicine, 2015-2020), was sentenced to five years in federal prison followed by three years supervised release after pleading guilty to illegally prescribing narcotics; he voluntarily surrendered his medical license.
Reported status: Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2023) to 60 months in prison; license surrendered.
About This Entry
This entry reports only what the linked source states. Fields the source does not state (for example the employer type, drug schedule or a sentence) are left out rather than inferred, so it is shorter than the registry's fully analysed cases.
Related Guidance
- Hospital Diversion Prevention Checklist — Self-assessment covering the controls that detect and deter diversion.
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and recordkeeping indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to run an internal diversion investigation.
- Employee Screening & Fitness for Duty — Screening and vetting for staff with controlled substance access.