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Will the DEA Report Me to the Medical Board

Almost certainly yes, if the investigation develops evidence of prescribing outside the usual course of professional practice. The DEA's regulatory...

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Will the DEA Record My Conversations

They may be doing so already. The DEA's investigative authority includes the authority to conduct consensual monitoring of conversations, to...

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Will I Go to Jail If the DEA Investigates My Practice

An investigation is not a conviction, and a conviction is not inevitable from an investigation. The answer to the question...

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Why Is the DEA Going After Veterinarians

Veterinarians hold DEA registrations. DEA registrations authorize the prescribing of controlled substances. Controlled substances have been diverted...

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Why Did the Government Declare an Opioid Epidemic

The government declared an opioid epidemic because people were dying at rates that no prior drug crisis in American history...

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Why Are IRS Agents Involved in My Case

IRS agents are involved because money that entered the practice without being reported as taxable income is money that the...

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Who Is the DEA Using as Confidential Informants

The DEA uses as confidential informants the people who are closest to the practitioner's practice and who have the most...

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Who Investigates Opioid Fraud

Opioid fraud is not investigated by one agency. It is investigated by several agencies simultaneously, with overlapping jurisdiction, shared databases,...

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