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Physician Charged With 28 Additional Counts In Selling Opioid Prescriptions For Cash

WASHINGTON -- Ndubuisi Joseph Okafor, M.D., 64, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was charged in U.S. District Court yesterday on a 29-count count superseding indictment for illegally distributing prescriptions for narcotics in exchange for cash. According to court documents, Okafor allegedly distributed oxycodone and promethazine with codeine to individuals outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose from his medical practice in Washington, D.C.

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Action Details

  • Date:April 12, 2024
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions