Frederick Weintraub, 65, of Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, is trading his medical license for a federal prison cell after being sentenced to 18 months for selling Oxycodone prescriptions straight out of his car in a Rockland County hotel parking lot. The former podiatrist, whose medical license was permanently suspended in 2014, turned dealer—peddling powerful opioid scripts for $500 to $700 a pop with no patients, no exams, and no remorse.
Between November 2015 and January 2016, Weintraub sold at least seven Oxycodone prescriptions to an informant working with law enforcement. Each transaction went down in his parked vehicle—no clinic, no stethoscope, just cold cash and illegal scripts changing hands. He even pitched a weekly supply deal so the buyer could resell the pills at a markup, feeding the very black market that’s ravaged communities across New York and beyond.
Weintraub pleaded guilty on August 5, 2016, to one count of distributing a controlled substance and was sentenced in White Plains federal court by U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Karas. In addition to prison, he’ll serve two years under federal supervision. Prosecutors made it clear: a doctor who exploits their authority to traffic opioids is no healer—they’re a hazard.
“Illegally diverted prescription opiates feed the vicious cycle of addiction and abuse that is devastating too many of our communities,” said U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. “As a doctor, Frederick Weintraub was supposed to care for the health of his patients, not help fuel the country’s most acute health crisis.”
DEA Special Agent in Charge James Hunt didn’t mince words: “A doctor selling prescriptions for cash in a hotel parking lot is a drug dealer perpetuating one of America’s #1 health threats—opioid abuse.” The bust came through the DEA’s Tactical Diversion Squad, a multi-agency force that includes NYPD, NYSP, Westchester County Police, and others who’ve made prescription drug trafficking a top target.
Superintendent George P. Beach II of the NYSP emphasized the danger: “Oxycodone is a highly addictive, often abused medication. By illegally selling prescriptions for these painkillers, Frederick Weintraub put the community he served at risk.” The case stands as a grim reminder: when medical credentials become cover for crime, the fallout hits Main Street harder than any street corner cartel.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source ↗
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