LI Doctor Guilty Of Unnecessarily Prescribing Oxycodone: US Atty.

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY — A federal jury returned a guilty verdict on Wednesday against a medical doctor from Great Neck, on charges stemming from prescribing oxycodone pills without a legitimate medical purpose, prosecutors said.

When sentenced, Roya Jafari-Hassad faces up to 20 years in prison on each of eight counts, the U.S. Attorney's office said.

Jafari-Hassad was acquitted of witness tampering charges.

"As proven, Dr. Hassad was a drug dealer who disgracefully dispensed highly addictive oxycodone pills without any regard for the well-being of the patient but with plenty of interest in their cash," U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said.

In the spring of 2021, law enforcement opened an investigation into Dr. Hassad’s conduct. Over nine months and 10 appointments that were tape-recorded, Hassad gave an undercover detective, who claimed he had pain, ten prescriptions for oxycodone totaling hundreds of oxycodone pills for which he paid thousands of dollars in cash, prosecutors said. Hassad typically charged about $350 for a 15-day supply of oxycodone and about $700 for a 30-day supply of oxycodone, the U.S. Attorney said.

"Dr. Roya Jafari-Hassad knowingly prescribed opioids without cause, and with a possible life of addiction. Dr Jafari-Hassad knew the harmful effects opioids could have on and not only jeopardized their health, but the patient’s future as well,” stated DEA New York Special
Agent in Charge Tarentino.