Michael Troyan, Oxycodone Conspiracy, New York 2015

Michael Troyan, a physician assistant who operated two urgent care clinics on the east end of Long Island, was arrested this morning pursuant to a grand jury indictment with conspiring to illegally distribute oxycodone, a highly addictive prescription pain medication.

The charges were announced by Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York.

The indictment and public filings allege that between November 2011 and October 2015, Troyan, a physician assistant with authority to prescribe controlled substances, issued prescriptions for thousands of oxycodone pills to co-conspirators for the purpose of illegally re-selling the pills for cash.

Troyan was captured on video in an undercover operation writing phony prescriptions for oxycodone and receiving large quantities of cash at his Riverhead medical office for prior illegal sales. Troyan was receiving half of the profit from the sale of the oxycodone pills.

If convicted, the defendant faces a maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment and a $1 million fine.

The case is the latest in a series of federal prosecutions by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York as part of the Prescription Drug Initiative.

Troyan is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Gary R. Brown at the United States Courthouse in Central Islip, New York.

United States Attorney Capers stated, “As alleged, Troyan abused his authority to prescribe controlled substances and his position of trust as a physician assistant to illegally sell oxycodone in exchange for cash. Such abuse by health care professionals will not be tolerated.”

DEA Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt stated, “People who are addicted to opioid painkillers are forty times more likely to be addicted to heroin. Cashing in on heroin’s hold over American communities, it is alleged that Michael Troyan wrote prescriptions to oxycodone dealers on the East End in exchange for half the cash profits from the resulting drug sales.

Defendant: Michael Troyan, exact criminal charges: Conspiracy to Illegally Distribute Oxycodone, City and state: Riverhead, New York, exact date: November 2011 to October 2015, sentence or outcome: Arraigned, dollar amounts: $1 million fine, defendant’s occupation: Physician Assistant, defendant’s employer: East End Urgent and Primary Care.

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