A Livonia doctor and five
accomplices were charged last week with running a prescription pain pill fraud
scheme.
The indictment alleges that the
scheme involved recruiters who would bring patients to Dr. Mohammad Batahney’s
office for a “cursory examination or no examination at all.” Allegedly, the doctor would then write a
prescription for Roxicodone, a highly addictive pain pill, and give it to the
recruiter.
The indictment states that the
recruiter would then pay the doctor and get the prescriptions filled at a
cooperating pharmacy. After being
filled, the recruiter is alleged to have sold the drugs to street dealers in
Detroit.
Dr. Batahney is believed to have
unlawfully prescribed more than 300,000 doses of Roxicodone from 2011 to April
2013.
Dr. Batahney and the other five
defendants have been charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to
distribute controlled substances – a felony punishable by up to 20 years in
prison.
With prescription drug fraud
rising to epidemic levels, Federal prosecutions have dramatically
increased. The crimes charged are severe
and the sentences are long. Having
knowledgeable and experienced counsel on your side is a necessity.
If you or someone you know has
been charged with fraud, or are concerned that you may be involved in
fraudulent behavior, contact experienced fraud attorney Mark Mandell at (248)
380-0000 or online at www.MichiganFraudLawyer.com.
To read about this latest
indictment, please visit:
http://www.freep.com/article/20130422/NEWS02/304220150/Pills-prescription-fraud-Livonia-doctor
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