Manhattan Doctor Charged with Distributing Fentanyl and Oxycodone, Causing Patient’s Fatal Overdose
Gordon Freedman, a 58-year-old doctor from Mount Kisco, New York, was arrested today for allegedly distributing fentanyl and oxycodone to a patient, resulting in the patient’s fatal overdose.
According to the indictment, Freedman, who worked at a private pain-management office on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and was an associate clinical professor at a large hospital in Manhattan, prescribed enormous quantities of oxycodone and fentanyl to the patient between 2013 and May 2017.
The indictment alleges that in 2013 alone, Freedman prescribed the patient approximately 85,427 oxycodone pills, containing a total of approximately 2,422,435mg of oxycodone. On April 13, 2017, Freedman gave the patient prescriptions for approximately 150 doses of a drug containing fentanyl, and for approximately 950 oxycodone pills containing approximately 30mg of oxycodone per pill.
The patient died of a fentanyl overdose on May 4, 2017, after ingesting the fentanyl prescribed by Freedman on April 13, 2017.
Freedman is charged with one count of distributing controlled substances resulting in the death of another, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison and a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in prison. He is also charged with 15 counts of distributing controlled substances, each of which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
The case is being prosecuted by the Office’s Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit. Mr. Berman praised the FBI and the New York City Police Department for their investigative efforts and ongoing support and assistance with the case.
Freedman is expected to be presented before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn in Manhattan federal court this afternoon.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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