West Virginia Physician Acquitted of All Charges
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Dr. Krishan Aggarwal was indicted by federal prosecutors in West Virginia on allegations that he was unlawfully prescribing controlled substances at a Pennsylvania and West Virginia Suboxone clinic. Suboxone is a drug utilized to treat patients suffering from addiction and has been quite successful in leading to the recovery of many patients.
Unfortunately, prosecutors in West Virginia wished to apply traditional notions of medical practice to the prescribing of a drug that is much more psychological than physical. Federal prosecutors failed to recognize that patients requiring Suboxone treatment require support and counseling in the face of relapse and not punishment or rapid denial of their medications.
Dr. Aggarwal selected Ronald W. Chapman II of Chapman, Dowling & Mallek to defend him. Armed with expert testimony regarding the effects of Suboxone and vigorous cross-examination of the DEA agents and law enforcement officers who sought to end his career, Dr. Aggarwal emerged from federal court victorious. He determined “not guilty” on all counts of the indictment and walked out of court a free man.
Ronald Chapman II is the founder of Chapman, Dowling & Mallek and a top-rated Michigan federal criminal defense attorney who represents clients in federal courts nationwide. His practice is focused on defending individuals and organizations in complex federal prosecutions, including white-collar criminal matters and healthcare fraud investigations.
Throughout his career, Mr. Chapman has helped clients avoid more than $550 million in potential penalties, primarily in cases involving physicians, healthcare providers, executives, and professionals facing federal charges. He is widely recognized for his work as a Michigan healthcare fraud defense attorney, as well as for his results in white collar criminal defense in Michigan, where cases often involve parallel civil, regulatory, and criminal exposure.
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