Doctor From Queens Admits To Accepting Bribes, Kickbacks In Exchange For Prescribing Fentanyl
A prominent oncologist pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from a drug maker in exchange for prescribing a powerful form of Fentanyl.
Dr. Dialecti Voudouris, 48, of Queens, who practiced in Manhattan, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the anti-kickback statute, in connection with a scheme to prescribe Subsys, a potent fentanyl-based spray, in exchange for bribes and kickbacks from Subsys’s manufacturer, Insys Therapeutics, said Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
According to the allegations contained in the indictment, Subsys is a…
Hudson Valley Doctor, Wife Fined Over Questionable Cancer Drug
A Poughkeepsie doctor and his wife have been ordered to pay fines for delivering misbranded cancer-fighting drugs, according to the United States Department of Justice.
Oncologist Vincent Koh, 73, and his wife and office manager Milly Koh, 64, drew fines of $7,500 and $3,000, for receiving and delivering misbranded drugs, after pleading guilty in November, the Justice Department said.
From July 2010 through March 2012, the Kohs ordered various discount oncology drugs from foreign sources that Vincent Koh prescribed and administered to patients. The drugs had not been approved by the Food an…
