Dr. Eric Math, Oxycodone and Hydrocodone Distribution, Nevada 2020

Reno, NV - In a shocking turn of events, Dr. Eric Math, a 51-year-old medical professional from Reno, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute hydrocodone and oxycodone.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada, Dr. Math was charged by a federal grand jury indictment on May 24, 2019, in connection with his involvement in conspiring to distribute hydrocodone and oxycodone in the Reno area between October 2018 and May 2019.

Dr. Math would allegedly write prescriptions to his co-conspirators not for a legitimate medical purpose and not in the usual course of professional practice. The co-conspirators would then fill the prescriptions and give some of the pills to co-defendant Myron Motley for further sales. On several occasions, Dr. Math was paid in cash for writing the illegal prescriptions. He would sometimes also write prescriptions for himself and have a co-conspirator fill the prescription for him.

This case was the product of a joint investigation by the FBI; the Reno Police Department; Nevada Highway Patrol, the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Welfare and Supportive Services; the Office of the Nevada Attorney General; the Carson City Sheriff’s Office; the Nevada Department of Corrections; the Nevada Gaming Control Board; the Sparks Police Department; the University of Nevada-Reno Police Department; and the IRS Criminal Investigation.

Dr. Math is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Larry R. Hicks on June 1, 2020. Dr. Math faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison, up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000.

The charges against Dr. Math are conspiracy to distribute hydrocodone and oxycodone, which carries with it a potential sentence of up to 20 years in prison, up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000.

The remaining defendants in the case are: Myron Motley, 55, of Richmond, California; Michael Kwoka, 56, of Fair Oaks, California; Michael Slater, 42, of Reno; Joseph Jeannette, 51, of Reno; Ivy Elliott, 35, of Reno; and Alesia Sampson, 56, of Grass Valley, California. They are scheduled to appear for a jury trial on May 12, 2020.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nv/pr/reno-doctor-pleads-guilty-prescribing-oxycodone-and-hydrocodone-not-legitimate-medical