What Happened
In April 2024, a federal jury in Clarksburg found David Elwood Hess, 60, of Bridgeport, West Virginia, guilty of four counts of improper prescribing and one count of destroying records in a federal investigation. The jury found that Hess wrote Adderall prescriptions to his patients without a legitimate medical purpose and beyond the bounds of professional practice. It also found that he remotely wiped his iPhone after law enforcement seized it. The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated, and Hess will be sentenced after a pre-sentence investigation report is completed.
“The jury found that Hess wrote prescriptions for Adderall to his patients without a legitimate medical purpose and beyond the bounds of professional practice.”
Related Guidance
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and transactional indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to investigate suspected diversion inside an organization.