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๐จ#Texas Doctor Gets 7 Years for $1.2M Opiod Pill Mill Scheme
Dr. Oscar Lightner, 73, was sentenced to 7 years in federal prison for operating a pill mill clinic that unlawfully prescribed over 600,000 opioid pills in exchange for cash. In 14 months, the clinic received over $1.2 million.
Lightner operated Jomori Health and Wellness, in Houston. He unlawfully prescribed dangerous combinations of controlled substances - including hydrocodone - to his patients without a legitimate medical purpose in exchange for cash payments ranging from $250 to $500.
Andres Martinez Jr., 29, the office manager and Lightnerโs stepson, coordinated with crew leaders to bring people, including individuals living in homeless shelters, into the clinic to pose as patients to obtain prescriptions. Martinez will be sentenced on Dec. 12.
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https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/physician-sentenced-12m-pill-mill-scheme
Dr. Oscar Lightner, 73, was sentenced to 7 years in federal prison for operating a pill mill clinic that unlawfully prescribed over 600,000 opioid pills in exchange for cash. In 14 months, the clinic received over $1.2 million.
Lightner operated Jomori Health and Wellness, in Houston. He unlawfully prescribed dangerous combinations of controlled substances - including hydrocodone - to his patients without a legitimate medical purpose in exchange for cash payments ranging from $250 to $500.
Andres Martinez Jr., 29, the office manager and Lightnerโs stepson, coordinated with crew leaders to bring people, including individuals living in homeless shelters, into the clinic to pose as patients to obtain prescriptions. Martinez will be sentenced on Dec. 12.
@ArrestsIndictmentsJustice
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/physician-sentenced-12m-pill-mill-scheme