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Pediatric Dentist, Affiliates In NJ, NY Pay $750,000 For Unneeded Root Canals On Kids
A group of pediatric dentists in New Jersey and New York who were outed by a former worker for conducting medically unnecessary root canals on children agreed to pay more than $750,000 to settle charges against them, authorities in both states announced.
Formerly known as HQRC Management Services LLC, the targeted practice was run by dentist Barry L. Jacobson, most recently of Alpine, NJ, they said.
It included offices in Teaneck, Wyckoff, and Paterson in New Jersey and in the Bronx, Flushing, Valley Stream, Boro Park, Kingston, Monsey, Albany and Malone in New York.
Jacobson and fellow de…
Camden County Man Tells Federal Judge He Sold Oxy On Street
A Camden County man admitted in federal court Tuesday that he and an accomplice slung oxycodone on the city streets, authorities said.
Anwar Abdulah, 32, of Pennsauken, said he got the drug several times from Erick Bell, 48, and then resold it, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.
In one instance, Abdullah said, he gave Bell $1,440 to buy 120 Oxy pills that Abdullah said he then resold."Oxycodone is a Schedule II controlled substance, meaning that it has a high potential for abuse, a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions, and abuse of the drug may lead to severe psych…
