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Santa Rosa Doctor Sentenced To Two-And-A-Half Years In Prison For Unlawfully Prescribing Controlled Substances

SAN FRANCISCO – Thomas Keller, formerly a pain management doctor in Santa Rosa, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for distributing Schedule II and IV controlled substances outside the scope of his professional practice and without a legitimate medical need, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris, FBI San Francisco Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG) Special Agent in Charge Steven J. Ryan, and the California Department of Justice Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse (DMFEA). The sentence was handed down by the Hon. Vince Chhabria, United States District Judge, after a jury found Keller was guilty of the crimes at trial in November 2022.

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Action Details

  • Date:April 7, 2023
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of California
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions