10K Oxycodone Pills Sold To Drug Users In Conspiracy Involving Manchester Man, Feds Say

NEWARK, NJ — A Manchester Township man is accused of conspiring to get oxycodone illegally from doctors and then selling it to opioid users, federal authorities said Wednesday.

Gregory Kubina, 50, of Whiting, was arrested along with Michael Kiska, 60, of East Hanover, on Sept. 11, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

The pair sold more than 10,000 oxycodone pills to street-level users from April 2024 through September, authorities said.

According to court documents, both men had been prescribed oxycodone in 2020. Kiska's prescription was for 180 pills of 30 milligrams once a month; Kubina's prescription was for 120 pills of 30 milligrams biweekly, the affidavit said.

Both were paying for the prescriptions without using insurance, the affidavit said.

The affidavit documents multiple transactions between Kubina and Kiszka both in person where authorities say they exchanged pills and banking transactions to pay for them totalling thousands of dollars.

Both men are charged with conspiracy to unlawfully divert oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance, conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute oxycodone and made their first appearance in federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jessica S. Allen.

Both men were released on a $100,000 unsecured bond, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

The doctors filling the prescriptions were not named in the affidavit.

Both men face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine if convicted.