OIG - Office of Inspector General
10/29/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/30/2024 07:55
Drug Dealer Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison For Opioid Pill Mill Scheme That Illegally Distributed More Than 1.2 Million Oxycodone Pills
Drug Dealer Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison For Opioid Pill Mill Scheme That Illegally Distributed More Than 1.2 Million Oxycodone Pills
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Michael Kent was sentenced by United States District Judge Ann M. Donnelly to nine years in prison for his role in recruiting sham patients, paying off complicit pharmacists and illegally distributing oxycodone in a Brooklyn-based narcotics conspiracy. Kent pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone in September 2023. Kent also paid $635,875 in forfeiture in advance of his sentencing.
Action Details
- Date:October 29, 2024
- Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions
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