USA v. Pietropinto
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April 15, 2020
Last Doctor Charged In $5M Opioid Ring Will Plead Guilty
Prosecutors told a New York federal court on Tuesday that the last of five doctors charged in 2018 with knowingly writing unnecessary prescriptions for millions of oxycodone pills in exchange for more than $5 million in cash would plead guilty.
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October 11, 2018
5 NY Docs Charged With Prescribing Opioids For Cash, Trips
A Fifth Avenue psychiatrist was among five doctors who have been charged with writing prescriptions for millions of oxycodone pills they knew were unnecessary in exchange for more than $5 million in cash, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York said Thursday.