NY-AG v. Smuglin and Clemons

Smuglin and Clemons allegedly conspired to operate an opioid mill and fraudulently bill Medicaid. Smuglin and Clemons are charged with Criminal Sale of a Prescription for a Controlled Substance or of a Controlled Substance by a Practitioner or Pharmacist, Health Care Fraud in the First Degree, and Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree. According to NY-AG, Smuglin and Clemons conspired to create, enable, and foster an environment that encouraged and resulted in the excessive prescribing and sale of prescriptions for Suboxone and participated in a scheme to lure Medicaid patients to the clinics by paying kickbacks and offering prescriptions for Suboxone.

Summary generated from official New York Attorney General press release