News Report | September 29, 2019
DOJ Charges 41 Individuals For Opioid Diversion
On August 28, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced nine indictments against 41 individuals in Texas and Massachusetts for diverting over 23 million oxycodone, hydrocodone, and carisoprodol pills. Those charged include medical professionals, clinic owners and managers, pharmacists, pharmacy owners, pharmacy managers, drug dealers, and drug traffickers. The charges allege that participating physicians, medical professionals, and pharmacies issued and filled prescriptions with no legitimate medical purpose, and were outside the usual course of professional practice. In some cases, individuals allegedly filled, or had individuals who posed as health care consumers fill, the illegal prescriptions at Houston-area . . .