Pennsylvania Doctor Gets 6 Months for Illegally Prescribing Opioids
A doctor based in Clarksville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Thursday to six months in prison, as well as a year of supervised release after that, and a fine of $5,000, for an opioid scheme.
The 46-year-old also had to surrender his medical license, as well as his Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) certificate of registration. He also agreed not to re-apply for the certificate to dispense any Schedule II controlled substances.
Gullett was illegally signing multiple oxycodone prescriptions for a customer of HOPE (Hitech Opioid Pharmachovigilance Expertise) Clinic.
It purported to be a pain management clinic that operated in Beckley, Beaver, and Charleston in Pennsylvania, as well as in West Virginia, and Wytheville, Virginia….