Pittsburgh-Area Doctor Charged With Unlawfully Distributing Opioids
A suburban Pittsburgh physician has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy and unlawfully distributing controlled substances, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today. The indictment of Andrzej Kazimierz Zielke, 62, is the first since Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the formation of the Opioid and Abuse Detection Unit, a Department of Justice initiative that uses data to target and prosecute individuals that are contributing to the nation's opioid crisis.
Action Details
- Date:October 26, 2017
- Agency:U.S. Department of Justice
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions