Physician Sentenced to 14 Years for Illegal Distribution of Opioids and Health Care Fraud Conspiracies

PA 2026 Physician Practices

OIG Controlled Substance

Penalty

$2 million

Outcome

OIG enforcement action against Physician Sentenced to 14 Years for Illegal Distribution of Opioids and Health Care Fraud Conspiracies for controlled substance. Penalty: $2 million.

Details

Physician Sentenced to 14 Years for Illegal Distribution of Opioids and Health Care Fraud Conspiracies — OIG Enforcement (2026)

OIG took enforcement action against Physician Sentenced to 14 Years for Illegal Distribution of Opioids and Health Care Fraud Conspiracies in PA in 2026 involving controlled substance violations in the Physician Practices sector.

Penalty: $2 million

Violation types: Controlled Substance
Entity type: Physician Practice
Penalty type: Criminal
Location: PA

Source: Physician Sentenced to 14 Years for Illegal Distribution of Opioids and Health Care Fraud Conspiracies

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Source: Physician Sentenced to 14 Years for Illegal Distribution of Opioids and Health Care Fraud Conspiracies

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