A Bergen County doctor faces 20 years in prison and more than a $1 million in fines after admitting yesterday to distributing opioids without legitimate medical reasons and falsifying medical records. 45 year-old Robert Delagente of Oakland, New Jersey, who U-S prosecutors in Newark said described himself as the “Candy Man” and the “El Chapo of Opioids,” prescribed the drugs without ever seeing patients or discussing their medical needs.
Bergen Doctor Pleads Guilty to Distributing Opioids to Patients he Didn’t Examine
February 25, 2020 By
