CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA— Dr. Felix Brizuela, Jr., of
Harrison City, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 48 months incarceration for
illegally distributing opioids, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Following a six-day trial in January 2019, the jury found
Brizuela, age 58, guilty of 15 counts of “Distribution of Controlled Substances
Outside the Bounds of Professional Medical Practice.” The jury acquitted
Brizuela of anti-kickback counts and six other distribution counts in the
indictment.
The controlled substances illegally distributed by Brizuela
included Oxycodone, Fentanyl, and Oxymorphone. They were distributed without
legitimate medical purpose and outside the scope of professional practice in
Monongalia County, West Virginia between 2013 and 2015.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sarah E. Wagner and Robert H.
McWilliams, Jr. prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Drug
Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Office of
Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, WV
Offices of the Insurance Commissioner Fraud Division, WV Medicaid Fraud Control
Unit, Office of Ohio Attorney General Health Care Fraud, Ohio Bureau of
Workers’ Compensation, the Hancock-Brook-Weirton Drug Task Force, a
HIDTA-funded initiative, the Greater Harrison County Drug Task Force, a
HIDTA-funded initiative, West Virginia State Police, the Hancock County
Sheriff’s Office, and the Weirton Police Department investigated.
Senior U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.
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