Detroit — An Oakland County physician was convicted Monday by a federal jury in Detroit on 30 charges related to the unlawful distribution of controlled substances for non-medical purposes.
The charges against physician David Jankowski, 62, of Bingham Farms stemmed from his operation of Summit Medical Group, medical clinics formerly located in Dearborn Heights and Southfield.
The trial, before U.S. District Judge Bernard A. Friedman, began on May 10. Jankowski will be sentenced at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 15 and faces up to 20 years in prison, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison.
Jankowski wrote medically unnecessary prescriptions for Oxycontin, Oxycodone, morphine, hydrocodone and Xanax, the federal government said. He also prescribed controlled substances after receiving cash from patient recruiters who brought patients to his practice.
Jankowski issued or authorized more than 1.7 million Schedule II controlled substances to individuals outside the course of professional medical practice and for no legitimate medical purpose in exchange for compensation, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
As part of the scheme, Jankowski also issued or authorized the issuance of more than 800,000 Schedule III controlled substances and more than 870,000 Schedule IV controlled substances. The evidence also showed that Jankowski used his access to controlled substances to lure patients into his health-care fraud scheme. Patients were attracted to his practice by the easy...
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