Scott D. Tingler, Oxycodone Distribution, West Virginia 2019

A Morgantown pharmacist has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegally distributing oxycodone.

Scott D. Tingler, 41, was sentenced on May to 121 months in jail for his role in a conspiracy to distribute the powerful painkiller in Monongalia County and elsewhere from August 2014 to August 2018.

Tingler, who pleaded guilty to one count of ‘Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances Outside the Bounds of Professional Medical Practice’ and one count of ‘False Tax Return’ in May 2019, admitted to conspiring with others to distribute more than 7,400 grams of oxycodone.

He also admitted to filing a false tax return in April 2015, grossly understating his taxable income.

‘Too many lives have already been lost in this great state to opioids. We must hold those who are sworn to help the sick and injured accountable when they choose to break their oath and the law,’ said U.S. Attorney Bill Powell.

Tingler was ordered to pay $507,942.42 in restitution to the IRS and former employees. A money judgment was also made in the amount of $1,845,000.

As part of the plea agreement, Tingler agreed to relinquish his pharmacy license and not seek to reinstate it, and agreed not to seek employment in any position that would require or permit him to handle or dispense controlled substances during any period of incarceration or supervised release.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndwv/pr/morgantown-pharmacist-sentenced-10-years-drug-charges