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.…

Three Staten Island residents pleaded guilty to various drug charges involving oxycodone and heroin. They were among nine people arrested last February and charged for their roles in a drug ring that operated in the New York borough. Husband and wife duo Glenn and Maria DePaolo pleaded guilty to acquiring oxycodone by fraud in Brooklyn…

As reported by NBC New York, John Gotti, the grandson of a notorious New York City mobster who bore the same name, pleaded guilty to the following charges: Second-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance Conspiracy to commit a class A felony Third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance arising from two arrests in 2016…

A New York physician assistant faces a five-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to conspiring to illegally distribute the painkiller oxycodone. Michael Troyan, 38, was ordered to forfeit the $710,000 he made in the drug sales. He must also serve three years of supervised release. His physician assistant license was listed as inactive on the…