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Westchester Doctor Sentenced For Pushing Fentanyl For Drug Company Westchester Doctor Sentenced For Pushing Fentanyl For Drug Company
Westchester Doctor Sentenced For Pushing Fentanyl For Drug Company A Westchester doctor who practiced in Manhattan has been sentenced to five years in prison for taking bribes from drug companies for prescribing fentanyl. Jeffrey Goldstein, of New Rochelle, was sentenced on Wednesday, June 16, for violating the anti-kickback statute after receiving more than $200,000 from Subsys’s manufacturer, Insys Therapeutics, in exchange for prescribing Subsys, a potent fentanyl-based spray, said. Audrey Strauss, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Goldstein, age 51, previously pleaded guilty, in August 2019, the United States Attorney's Office sa…

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Doctor From Northern Westchester Charged With Taking Fentanyl Rx Kickbacks Doctor From Northern Westchester Charged With Taking Fentanyl Rx Kickbacks
Doctor From Northern Westchester Charged With Taking Fentanyl Rx Kickbacks Two doctors from Westchester practicing in Manhattan were among five charged with participating in a bribery and kickback scheme that prosecutors said sought to increase the drug company’s sales while taking advantage of patients, Geoffrey S. Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced Friday. Gordon Freedman of Mount Kisco and Jeffrey Goldstein of New Rochelle were among the five charged with participating in a scheme to receive bribes and kickbacks in the form of fees for sham educational programs from a pharmaceutical company in exchange for prescribing milli…

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by Joe Lombardi