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Wallingford Doctor Sentenced for Selling Opioids by Prescription
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – In a shocking case of greed and exploitation, Anatoly Braylovsky, a former Wallingford doctor, was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for selling opioid prescriptions for cash.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut, Braylovsky, 52, of Wallingford, was convicted of controlled substances and healthcare fraud offenses related to the illegal distribution of prescription medication through his medical practice, Family Practice of Greater New Haven, LLC.
The investigation began in 2014, when the DEA and the Wallingford Police Department received complaints about Braylovsky’s prescribing practices. Despite warnings, the doctor continued to prescribe large quantities of opioids, including oxycodone, alprazolam, and Adderall, to patients who were selling the pills for profit.
One of those patients, Jennifer Bousquet, received monthly prescriptions for 170 oxycodone 30mg pills, 75 Adderall 20mg pills, and 30 alprazolam 2mg pills, for at least three years. Investigators discovered that Braylovsky was selling prescriptions for large amounts of cash, and some patients who had their prescriptions filled provided pills to the doctor.
During the investigation, law enforcement used a confidential source, who was both a patient of Braylovsky and an associate of Bousquet, to pay the doctor cash in exchange for receiving a prescription for oxycodone. The source visited Braylovsky’s office four times between October 2019 and January 2020, giving him $1,600 in cash each time, and received a prescription for 150 oxycodone 30mg pills. Braylovsky billed Medicaid for each office visit, despite not performing a physical examination or discussing the source’s health.
Between January 2016 and May 2020, Medicare and Medicaid paid more than $1.6 million for schedule II medications prescribed by Braylovsky, including oxycodone. The investigation revealed that Braylovsky billed Medicare and Medicaid a total of $199,388.84 for illegitimate office visits and unnecessary prescriptions.
Braylovsky and Bousquet were arrested on June 4, 2020. While awaiting trial, Braylovsky expressed a desire to hire a hitman to kill or intimidate the confidential source, further highlighting the doctor’s reckless disregard for the law and human life.
U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley imposed the 90-month sentence, followed by three years of supervised release, on Braylovsky, citing the severity of the crime and the harm caused to the community.
The case serves as a stark reminder of the opioid epidemic and the need for healthcare professionals to prioritize patient care over personal gain.
Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime|White Collar Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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