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Associate Medical Director of Baltimore County Pain Management Practice Pleads Guilty to Accepting Kick-Backs

Baltimore, Maryland – Howard Hoffberg, M.D., age 65, of Reisterstown, Maryland, pleaded guilty on June 9, 2021, to the federal charge of conspiracy to violate the anti-kickback statutes, in connection with a scheme to accept payments from a pharmaceutical company in exchange for prescribing a drug the company marketed for breakthrough pain in cancer patients for off-label purposes.

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Action Details

  • Date:June 10, 2021
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions