Dr. Scott Becker, a 54-year-old physician from Pembroke Pines, Florida, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and dispense large amounts of oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual course of professional practice.
Becker also pleaded guilty to money laundering. He faces maximum terms of imprisonment of five years on the drug conspiracy charge and ten years on the money laundering charge.
According to the terms of the plea agreement, Becker agreed to forfeit $470,400 in money and property representing the illegal narcotics proceeds he earned as a result of his involvement as a physician at All Pain Management in Dania Beach.
Between February 16 and September 17, 2010, Becker was employed as a clinic doctor at All Pain Management, which was owned by co-conspirators Vincent Colangelo and several other unnamed individuals. Colangelo pleaded guilty to narcotics, money laundering, and federal income tax offenses on April 2, 2012, arising from his ownership of six pill mill clinics and a pharmacy in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties.
According to a review of medical records, while at All Pain Management, Becker prescribed 932,259 oxycodone, 30-milligram pills during the course of 4,821 patient visits, and more than 98% of Becker’s patients received prescriptions for oxycodone. Becker also laundered approximately $24,142 in illegal narcotics proceeds.
This case is the result of the ongoing efforts by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), a partnership between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
Mr. Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, thanked the DEA, IRS-CI, and the Broward Sheriff’s Office, as well as the many other state and local agencies for their investigative work. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Scott Behnke and Roger Powell and Tax Division Trial Attorney Greg Tortella.
This case is a significant blow to the opioid epidemic in Florida, and we are committed to holding accountable those who contribute to this crisis.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Drug Trafficking|White Collar Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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