What Happened
Beckley physician Jose Jorge Abbud Gordinho, M.D., who pleaded guilty in January 2016, was sentenced April 27, 2016 to eight years in prison, a $15,000 fine and over $48,000 restitution for illegally prescribing hydrocodone and Medicare/Medicaid fraud.
Reported status: Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2016) to 96 months in prison, $15,000 fine.
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.