Dr. Adelglass was convicted in November of prescribing extremely large quantities of oxycodone for no legitimate medical purpose, according to the report, according to a March 8 Justice Department news release.
He operated a pain management clinic alongside Marcello Sansone, the manager of the office, who was also sentenced to 12.5 years in prison. They were additionally sentenced to three years of supervised release, the Justice Department said.
Dr. Adelglass prescribed controlled substances in exchange for money, sexual acts and cocaine. Investigators found he had prescribed more than 1.3 million oxycodone pills between November 2017 and September 2020, according to the release.
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