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Long Island Doctor Arrested For Selling Prescriptions For Narcotic Drugs

NEW YORK - Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the arrest of Long Island Internist Dr. Anand Persaud, who is accused of illegally selling prescriptions for the narcotic medication oxycodone. The arrest occurred after investigators from the New York State Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit executed a search warrant at Persaud's medical offices located at 1019 Atlantic Avenue in Baldwin and 173-25 Jamaica Avenue in Queens.

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Action Details

  • Date:July 30, 2013
  • Agency:New York State Office of the Attorney General
  • Enforcement Types:
    • State Enforcement Agencies