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NY Nurse Practitioner Admits Illegally Prescribing Adderall, Bilking Insurers For Years NY Nurse Practitioner Admits Illegally Prescribing Adderall, Bilking Insurers For Years
NY Nurse Practitioner Admits Illegally Prescribing Adderall, Bilking Insurers For Years A former New York nurse practitioner will spend over a year in federal prison after admitting she billed insurers for care she never provided and illegally issued Adderall prescriptions for years. Anja Salamack, 50, of Delray Beach, Florida, was sentenced to 18 months behind bars in Albany federal court in late October, the US Attorney’s Office announced Monday, Dec. 1. It followed her guilty plea to health care fraud and unlawful drug distribution. Prosecutors argued that Salamack falsely claimed to be practicing in Albany while living in Florida and submitted fraudulent bills to New York…

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Westchester Doctor Admits To Selling Thousands Of Oxycodone Pills For Cash Westchester Doctor Admits To Selling Thousands Of Oxycodone Pills For Cash
Westchester Doctor Admits To Selling Thousands Of Oxycodone Pills For Cash A 71-year-old Westchester County doctor has admitted to prescribing addictive oxycodone pills without any real medical purpose in exchange for cash, federal officials said.  Larchmont resident Mordechai Bar, who practiced in New Rochelle, pleaded guilty to federal drug distribution charges on Monday, Oct. 21, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  According to federal officials, between January 2023 and June 2024, Bar prescribed oxycodone, a Schedule II narcotic, without a legitimate medical purpose and "outside of the usual cours…

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Westchester Doctor Admits To Prescribing Over 100K Oxycodone Pills Knowing They'd Be Resold Westchester Doctor Admits To Prescribing Over 100K Oxycodone Pills Knowing They'd Be Resold
Westchester Doctor Admits To Prescribing Over 100K Oxycodone Pills Knowing They'd Be Resold A Westchester County doctor could spend decades in prison after admitting that he illegally prescribed opioid pills knowing they’d be resold on the street. Marc Laruelle, age 65, of Yonkers, pleaded guilty to one count of distributing Oxycodone, amphetamines, and Xanax in federal court in Manhattan Wednesday, Oct. 19. Prosecutors said Laruelle, a licensed psychiatrist, illegally prescribed more than 100,000 doses of Oxycodone “outside of the usual course of professional practice” between September 2016 and October 2021. Highly potent and addictive, the drug often commands a high price in …

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by Michael Mashburn