A neurology and pain-management specialist with a Gloucester County practice was sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison yesterday for illegally selling oxycodone prescriptions in several South Jersey parking lots.
Pravin Vasoya, the owner of Washington Township Neurological Associates, earlier admitted he sold nine prescriptions to an undercover officer for $8,000 last spring.
U.S. District Judge Renee M. Bumb also fined Vasoya $10,000 and ordered him to undergo four years of supervision upon release from his 57-month prison term. Vasoya, 41, of Mount Laurel, admitted he had illegally distributed illegal prescriptions for OxyContin and Roxicodone pills - two oxycodone brands - on April 7, April 10, April 29 and May 28.
The exchanges took place inside his car at parking lots in Mount Laurel and Turnersville.
An informant had alerted authorities to Vasoya; the informant told police that on four occasions he had purchased prescriptions from Vasoya, filled them, and sold the pills.
The complaint said the informant introduced Vasoya to the undercover agent.
Vasoya asked the agent to provide names to write on the prescriptions and also asked for copies of driver's licenses so he could create fake files at his office.
Police arrested him June 12 at his home. He has been free on $500,000 bail, which will be continued until prison authorities arrange his surrender, according to Greg Reinert, spokesman for the U.S. attorney in Camden.
The investigation was handled by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Washington Township police.
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