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Date: 11-22-2020
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Case Number: 2:20-cr-00262-CB-1
Judge: Cathy Bissoon
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Description: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with distributing drugs.
Joseph Martella, Jr., 57, from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was charged with unlawfully distributing or dispensing a controlled substance.
In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that between November 2013 and June 2016, Martella, a licensed Pennsylvania pharmacist, dispensed oxycodone, morphine sulfate and hydrocodone by filling prescriptions at Martella Pharmacy in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, knowing said prescriptions were not issued for legitimate medical purposes.
In addition, Martella agreed in a settlement with the United States Attorney’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that he would not dispense Schedule II or III narcotics for a period of three years and that Martella’s Pharmacy would pay a civil settlement of $300,000 and follow regulatory and reporting requirements established by the DEA.
Assistant United States Attorney Robert S. Cessar is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.
The Drug Enforcement Administration conducted the investigation that led to the prosecution of Martella.
21:842(a)(1) UNLAWFULLY DISTRIBUTE OR DISPENSE A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - FILING PRESCRIPTIONS NOT FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSE
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Outcome: Count 1- 6 months probation, $3,000.00 fine, $25.00 special assessment.
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