A former doctor from Albany, New York, was ordered to pay the U.S. government $125,000 for overprescribing controlled substances to patients. He was also required to give up his New York State medical license. Federal officials accused Dr. James Cole of prescribing high levels of controlled substances beyond the usual scope of his professional practice.…

Five New York doctors were charged for their participation in a scheme that involved accepting bribes and kickbacks from a pharmaceutical company in return for prescribing large quantities of its highly addictive cancer painkiller. An indictment identified the doctors as Alexandru Burducea, Gordon Freedman, Dialecti Voudouris, Todd Schlifstein and Jeffrey Goldstein. Federal prosecutors said they…

A New York City firefighter pleaded not guilty to federal charges of drug possession and sale in Brooklyn federal court. He was accused of using Bitcoin to purchase fentanyl online with the intention of selling the deadly opioid. Anthony Murino, 45, was charged with fentanyl possession, distribution and importation. He was arrested after authorities discovered…