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\"\"A federal jury in Ohio convicted an Ohio physician on Friday for unlawfully distributing opioids from his Martin\u2019s Ferry clinic, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

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According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Thomas Romano, 72, of Wheeling, West Virginia, owned and operated a self-named pain management clinic where his clients traveled hundreds of miles to obtain prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances. <\/span><\/p>\n

For his opioid and other controlled substance prescriptions, Romano only accepted cash\u2014$750 for an initial prescription and $120 for subsequent monthly prescriptions. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The evidence offered at trial demonstrated that the prescriptions Romano issued for opioids and other controlled substances greatly exceeded recommended dosages and were in dangerous, life-threatening combinations which served to fuel the addiction of his clients. <\/span><\/p>\n

According to evidence introduced at trial, between January 2015 and June 2019, Romano prescribed over 111,000 pills, including opioids, benzodiazepines, and muscle relaxants, to nine of his clients.<\/span><\/p>\n

Romano was convicted of 24 counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, outside the usual course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose to these nine clients, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for each charge. <\/span><\/p>\n

The DEA, FBI, and HHS-OIG, as well as the Ohio Bureau of Worker\u2019s Compensation and Ohio Board of Pharmacy, investigated this case.<\/span><\/p>\n

Acting Assistant Chief Andrew B. Barras and Trial Attorney Christopher Jason of the Criminal Division\u2019s Fraud Section are prosecuting the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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