A Baltimore man has been sentenced to five years in prison for his participation in a drug conspiracy in connection with the operation of purported pain management clinics that were actually ‘pill mills’.
According to the indictment, Donald Russell, 53, of Waldorf, Maryland, worked with at least 62 different individuals who visited the clinics to obtain illicit oxycodone prescriptions.
The clinics, PG Wellness Center, LLC and A Plus Pain Clinic, LLC, were located in Oxon Hill, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., respectively. Russell and co-defendant Bruce Kevin Lewis owned and operated the clinics from February 2014 through May 2015.
Russell was captured on numerous wiretap calls buying and selling oxycodone pills, or prescriptions for oxycodone pills, from persons who regularly visited the clinics and/or arranged for others to do so.
Russell and co-defendant Walter Moffett had a series of calls on September 28, 2014, about Mr. Moffett bringing two patients to the clinic. On October 31, 2014, Russell and Lewis discussed the profits reaped that month from their clinics: $4,400-$4,500 from A Plus Pain and $48,000-$50,000 from PG Wellness.
Russell distributed at least 2,307,000 oxycodone pills during the course of the conspiracy. He was sentenced to five years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in the conspiracy.
The sentence was announced by Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Stephen M. Schenning and other law enforcement officials.
Defendant: Donald Russell
Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to Distribute Oxycodone
City and State: Baltimore, Maryland
Exact Date: Not specified
Sentence: Five years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release
Dollar Amounts: $4,400-$4,500, $48,000-$50,000
Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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