Michael Troyan, a 38-year-old physician assistant from Riverhead, New York, was sentenced to five years in federal prison today for conspiring to illegally distribute oxycodone pills on Long Island’s east end. The sentence, handed down by U.S. District Judge Denis R. Hurley in Central Islip, includes three years of supervised release and a forfeiture order of $710,290 — the full amount tied to his illicit prescription scheme.
Troyan, who operated two urgent care clinics, admitted to writing phony prescriptions for thousands of oxycodone tablets between November 2011 and October 2015. He funneled pills to co-conspirators for resale on the street, pocketing half the profits in cash during undercover operations recorded by federal agents. His arrest shattered the veneer of a trusted medical provider, exposing a criminal pipeline feeding the region’s opioid epidemic.
One of those co-conspirators was Bradley Bender, a former Southampton Town Councilman who was sentenced to 24 months in prison on June 24, 2016. Bender resigned the day he pleaded guilty, November 24, 2015. Authorities say Bender filled prescriptions written by Troyan and traded the pills for cash and steroids, further fueling the underground drug market.
“For years, Troyan supplied Bender and others with phony prescriptions for huge quantities of oxycodone pills, which Bender filled and illegally exchanged for cash and steroids with another co-conspirator. The oxycodone pills were then re-sold to drug abusers, sustaining the destructive abuse of opioid analgesics in our communities,” said United States Attorney Robert L. Capers, who announced the sentence.
This case is a key prosecution under the Eastern District’s Prescription Drug Initiative, launched in January 2012 to combat what federal health officials call an opioid epidemic. Since its inception, the initiative has led over 160 criminal prosecutions, including 20 health care professionals, and stripped prescribing authority from rogue medical providers across New York’s Nassau and Suffolk counties.
The DEA’s Long Island Tactical Diversion Squad led the investigation, with prosecution handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Allen Bode and James Knapp from the Central Islip Office. Authorities say the crackdown is far from over — and that medical professionals who betray their license for profit will face the full weight of federal law.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source ↗
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