OHIO
A federal jury convicted a doctor formerly licensed in Ohio today for illegally prescribing controlled substance pills in violation of the Controlled Substances Act.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Freeda Flynn, 69, formerly of St. Clairsville, unlawfully prescribed controlled substances, such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, and methadone, to her patients outside the scope of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose.
Some patients were prescribed high doses of medication without justification despite their addictions, which were known to Flynn and which placed them at risk for overdose or death.
Others were prescribed medication in dosages or combinations outside the course of professional practice.
Flynn 
surrendered her DEA registration to prescribe controlled substances, and the State Medical Board of Ohio revoked her medical license in January 2021.
Flynn was convicted in the Southern District of Ohio of eight counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. She faces up to 20 years in prison on each count.
A sentencing date has not yet been set.
The DEA, FBI, Health and Human Service Office of the Inspector General, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, and the Ohio Board of Pharmacy investigated the case.
Trial Attorneys Christopher Jason and Maryam Adeyola of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section are prosecuting the case.