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Long Island Doctor Charged With Five Counts Of Murder For Prescribing Opioids, DA Says Long Island Doctor Charged With Five Counts Of Murder For Prescribing Opioids, DA Says
Long Island Doctor Charged With Five Counts Of Murder For Prescribing Opioids, DA Says A Long Island doctor has been indicted on five counts of murder for prescription practices that led to the death of five patients between 2016 and 2018, said Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas at a news conference on Thursday, March 4 in Mineola. George Blatti, age 75, of Rockville Centre, was arrested on Thursday and charged on the five counts of murder, as well as 11 counts of reckless endangerment, the DA's Ofice said, Prosecutors believe this is the first time a doctor has been charged under New York State law with murder under the theory of depraved indifference to human l…

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