Richmond, Virginia – A Richmond doctor was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for conspiring to distribute Oxycodone. According to court documents and evidence and testimony at trial, Clarence Scranage, Jr.,... Read more »
U.S. Attorney David J. Freed announced Friday a Pennsylvania physician has been indicted on health care fraud and opioid diversion charges. Fifty-nine-year-old Charles J. Gartland of Cochranville allegedly defrauded two health care... Read more »
Acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim announced Thursday a New York-based physician and pediatric nurse practitioner were charge with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and oxycodone. Seventy-four-year-old Ernesto Lopez of Flushing and 49-year-old... Read more »
Anne Arundel County Police say they executive a search warrant in the 2600 block of Carver Road in Gambrills, recovering more than 6,000 fentanyl pills. Approximately 5:50 a.m. Wednesday, Anne Arundel County... Read more »
U.S. District Judge Nitza I. Quinones Aljandro announced Thursday an associate of the “Pagans” outlaw biker gang was sentenced to 180 months imprisonment for conspiring to distribute controlled substances. Joseph Mehl, aka... Read more »
Acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim announced Wednesday that a father and son team were charged with selling oxycodone and fentanyl on the “dark web.” Fifty-eight-year-old Michael Luciano and 29-year-old Philip Luciano,... Read more »
A jury found a licensed nurse practitioner based in Southeast Washington guilty of 42 federal charges in the courtroom of the Honorable Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on August 10. Forty-six-year-old Ivan Lamont Robinson of... Read more »
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced the arrests of two Baltimore-area physicians Thursday for allegedly operating “pill mills.” The physicians allegedly introduced a quarter-million doses of unlawfully prescribed controlled substances to... Read more »
Howard County Police arrest suspected dealer, Alexis Escobar, Tuesday. He was briefly held in the Howard County Detention Center, before posting $75,000 bail. An ongoing investigation led to the arrest of 34-year-old... Read more »
A new study conducted by Johns Hopkins University researchers reveals that most patients, who are discharged from hospital after undergoing orthopedic surgery did not utilize all the pills they were prescribed, proposing... Read more »