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Illegal Oxy Scripts: Deer Park Doctor Sentenced To Time Behind Bars Illegal Oxy Scripts: Deer Park Doctor Sentenced To Time Behind Bars
Illegal Oxy Scripts: Deer Park Doctor Sentenced To Time Behind Bars A Long Island doctor who at one time was a leading prescriber of oxycodone in New York State was sentenced to spend three years behind bars for distributing the drug to patients who did not need it. On Thursday, May 25, the US District Attorney’s Eastern District of New York announced that Dr. Frank Parasmo, a former doctor from Deer Park, was sentenced to 36 months in prison, plus three years of supervised release, for unlawfully distributing prescriptions for oxycodone. Between January 2014 and February 2015, Parasmo, aged 76, provided oxycodone and hydrocodone prescriptions to 18 patien…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Bribery Scheme: Ex-Cop From East Islip Sentenced Bribery Scheme: Ex-Cop From East Islip Sentenced
Bribery Scheme: Ex-Cop From East Islip Sentenced A retired NYPD officer from Long Island will be serving time behind bars for conspiring with current officers in a bribery scheme, officials say. Micheal Perri, aged 34, of East Islip, was sentenced on Thursday, May 18 to 33 months in prison for his role in the plot, according to the US District Attorney’s Office. According to the court filings, Perri took over a tow truck and automobile repair business after he retired from the NYPD. He had been assigned to the 107th Precinct in Queens. Beginning in May 2020, Perri orchestrated a scheme by bribing two active 107th Precinct officers, 44-…

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by Sophie Grieser