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Dr. David Newman, Maintaining An Illegal Drug Premises, Tennessee 2021
Knoxville, Tenn. – Dr. David Newman, 61, of Maryville, Tenn., entered a guilty plea to maintaining his pain clinic as an illegal drug premises in the Eastern District of Tennessee on September 13, 2021.
According to court documents, Newman owned, operated, and was Medical Director of Tennessee Valley Pain Specialists (TVPS), a non-insurance, cash-equivalent pain clinic. Newman owned this clinic with Dr. Steven Mynatt. Newman continued to operate and serve as Medical Director of TVPS, despite knowing that Mynatt was prescribing opioids to patients outside professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose.
Newman faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison at the sentencing hearing on February 9, 2022, at 3:00 pm, before the Honorable Thomas Varlan, U.S. District Judge, in the United States District Court at Knoxville.
The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG), and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). Trial Attorney Louis Manzo, Assistant Chief Jillian Willis of the Justice Department’s Fraud Section, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Anne-Marie Svolto of the Eastern District of Tennessee are prosecuting the case.
The Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid (ARPO) Strike Force, which operates in 10 districts, has charged more than 85 defendants who are collectively responsible for distributing more than 65 million pills since its inception in October 2018.
Dr. David Newman’s guilty plea is a significant step in addressing the opioid crisis in Tennessee. The Grimy Times will continue to follow this case and provide updates on the sentencing hearing.
Key Facts
- State: Tennessee
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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