{"id":60745,"date":"2026-04-09T21:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=60745"},"modified":"2026-04-09T21:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:02:43","slug":"60745","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=60745","title":{"rendered":"California Clinic Operator Gets 18 Years for Cash-for-Prescriptions Opioid Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:c6907001-3ba8-4aa1-8edd-9a989eb39722-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c51bd97c-199c-4d95-88a7-20cf27dc009c\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3-instant\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" title=\"\" data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"347\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">SANTA ANA, Calif. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" title=\"\" data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"347\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41105 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cropped-judge-gavel-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"West Virginia Woman Took Top Secrets, Committed Kidnapping\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cropped-judge-gavel-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cropped-judge-gavel-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cropped-judge-gavel-2.jpg 684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A San Fernando Valley man who operated corrupt medical clinics was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking ring that sold thousands of illegal opioid prescriptions for cash, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" title=\"\" data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"466\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">U.S. District Judge David O. Carter sentenced Justin Douglas Cozart, 48, of Woodland Hills, to an 18-year-sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" title=\"\" data-start=\"468\" data-end=\"697\" data-speechifyplaybackhighlighter-highlight=\"true\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">A federal jury in February 2025 found Cozart guilty after a five-day trial of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone, conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, and concealment money laundering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" title=\"\" data-start=\"699\" data-end=\"1034\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Prosecutors said that from 2017 to January 2020, Cozart ran several Southern California clinics that issued oxycodone prescriptions outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" title=\"\" data-start=\"699\" data-end=\"1034\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15321 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DEA-IMAGE-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Doctor and 18 Others Indicted for Distributing Prescription Drugs\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DEA-IMAGE-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DEA-IMAGE.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The operation relied on recruiters who brought in sham patients to clinics in Inglewood, Santa Ana and Anaheim.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1458\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Cozart employed doctors, including John Korzelius, 74, of Long Beach \u2014 known as \u201cDr. K\u201d \u2014 who wrote prescriptions for the fake patients. Recruiters paid Cozart for the prescriptions, then took patients to pharmacies to fill them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1458\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The pills were collected, consolidated and shipped to a customer in the Boston area for black-market distribution. Law enforcement seized parcels containing pills in October and December 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1460\" data-end=\"1797\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">In late 2019, Korzelius issued prescriptions for 60 pills of 30-milligram oxycodone \u2014 the highest dose of short-acting oxycodone \u2014 to an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a patient at an Inglewood clinic. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1460\" data-end=\"1797\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Korzelius did not perform a physical exam and advised the officer not to fill the prescription at large chain pharmacies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"2006\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Prosecutors said Cozart \u201cconverted otherwise lawful chiropractic clinics into drug trafficking businesses\u201d and helped supply large quantities of a highly addictive opioid for distribution across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"2008\" data-end=\"2066\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">In total, nine defendants have been convicted in the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"2068\" data-end=\"2245\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Korzelius pleaded guilty in February 2025 to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone. His California medical license expired in December 2020. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"2068\" data-end=\"2245\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">He is scheduled to be sentenced June 8.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" title=\"\" data-start=\"2247\" data-end=\"2263\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"2247\" data-end=\"2263\">Quick facts:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2823\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-section-id=\"1xrgjhe\" data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2324\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"2266\" data-end=\"2280\">Defendant:<\/strong> Justin Douglas Cozart, 48, Woodland Hills<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-section-id=\"1ogbz76\" data-start=\"2325\" data-end=\"2382\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"2327\" data-end=\"2340\">Sentence:<\/strong> 216 months (18 years) in federal prison<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-section-id=\"cv34u2\" data-start=\"2383\" data-end=\"2490\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"2385\" data-end=\"2401\">Convictions:<\/strong> Drug trafficking conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, concealment money laundering<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-section-id=\"mjxznu\" data-start=\"2491\" data-end=\"2537\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"2493\" data-end=\"2514\">Scheme timeframe:<\/strong> 2017 to January 2020<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-section-id=\"1dxoz0x\" data-start=\"2538\" data-end=\"2570\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"2540\" data-end=\"2558\">Drug involved:<\/strong> Oxycodone<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-section-id=\"hvm2sb\" data-start=\"2571\" data-end=\"2641\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"2573\" data-end=\"2584\">Method:<\/strong> Sham patients, cash payments, fraudulent prescriptions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-section-id=\"k4inz3\" data-start=\"2642\" data-end=\"2701\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"2644\" data-end=\"2661\">Distribution:<\/strong> Pills shipped to Boston-area customer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-section-id=\"grmavk\" data-start=\"2702\" data-end=\"2785\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"2704\" data-end=\"2721\">Co-defendant:<\/strong> Dr. John Korzelius, pleaded guilty; sentencing set for June 8<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-section-id=\"13vttry\" data-start=\"2786\" data-end=\"2823\" data-is-last-node=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"2788\" data-end=\"2818\">Total convictions in case:<\/strong> Nine<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTA ANA, Calif. 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