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NJ Pill Mill Doc Who Called Himself 'El Chapo Of Opioids' Gets 6 Years NJ Pill Mill Doc Who Called Himself 'El Chapo Of Opioids' Gets 6 Years
NJ Pill Mill Doc Who Called Himself 'El Chapo Of Opioids' Gets 6 Years A Bergen County doctor who called himself the “El Chapo of Opioids” was sentenced to six years in federal prison for doling out pain killers like candy and fudging medical records to cover it up. Robert Delagente, 48, of Oakland, must serve out the entire plea-bargained sentence approved by a federal judge in Newark on Thursday, May 5, because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Delagente, who’d practiced at North Jersey Family Medicine on Yawpo Avenue in Oakland, randomly wrote prescriptions for oxycodone, Percocet and more with no questions asked, then tried to cover his track…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Philadelphia 'Pill Mill' Doc Who Exchanged Opioids For Sex Gets 5 Years Philadelphia 'Pill Mill' Doc Who Exchanged Opioids For Sex Gets 5 Years
Philadelphia 'Pill Mill' Doc Who Exchanged Opioids For Sex Gets 5 Years An 80-year-old Philadelphia doctor was sentenced to five years behind bars for illegally distributing opioids to patients for cash, and often in exchange for sex, authorities announced. Myron Rodos, of Ambler, pleaded guilty in November 2019, admitting that he illegally gave an additional 6,130 oxycodone (30 mg) pills and 3,670 methadone (10 mg) pills to patients in exchange for sex and money at his North Philadelphia "pill mill," Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. The charges resulted from a lengthy FBI investigation that produced audio and video recording…

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by Nicole Acosta