Dr. Thomas provided opiates to patients he knew were addicted to controlled substances in exchange for cash and pills for his own personal use, according to a news release from the department.
Dr. Thomas pled guilty to two counts of “conspiring to unlawfully distribute controlled substances and maintaining a premises for the purpose of unlawfully distributing controlled substances,” according to the release.
After completing his sentence, he will spend three years on federal supervised release.
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