Miami physician Daniel Alberto Carpman, MD, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for illegally prescribing over two million Oxycodone pills, the Miami Herald reported Nov. 3.
What happened?
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- In April 2024, a jury convicted Dr. Carpman of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and four related counts of illegal distribution. The case centered on a scheme from 2018 to 2023 to supply pills to drug dealers and “patients” who resold them.
- He issued roughly 19,000 prescriptions for 120 Oxycodone tablets each month, often without medical justification.
- Prosecutors said Dr. Carpman made $5 million in consulting and clinic fees by collaborating with drug dealers who recruited fake patients to obtain pills.
- Dr. Carpman was connected to a…