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The attorney for Michael Belfiore alleged this week that prosecutors had leaked the fact that they were subpoenaing certain medical records to the Herald, and that his client is being denied his right to a fair trial.
Medical records subpoenaed in Merrick doctor's federal opioid case
Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed the patient files of a Glen Cove man who died of a fentanyl overdose in 2009, as they pursue a criminal case against the Merrick doctor who prescribed him painkillers. more
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Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton recently introduced new legislation that she and her fellow Democrats hope will help to curb prescription opioid addiction and overdoses.
Legislators aim to warn of opioid dangers at the pharmacy
Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, a Glen Cove Democrat, on Monday introduced new legislation that she and her fellow Democrats hope will help to curb prescription opioid addiction and overdoses. more
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Mario Marra, pictured with one of his sons, died in 2009 of a fentanyl overdose.
A life cut short by addiction
One afternoon in February 2009, when Mario Marra was supposed to take his boys to a WWE wrestling event in New York City, he began to complain of chest pains. more
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Claudia Marra, of Glen Cove, lost her husband to a fentanyl overdose in 2009. Records indicate that the drug was prescribed to him by Dr. Michael Belfiore, who practices in Merrick and is currently facing federal charges of overprescribing opioid medications.
A life cut short by addiction
Claudia Marra said that she and her husband, Mario, spent the last day of his life on vacation in upstate New York with their two boys. The family was visiting relatives. It was the late winter of 2009, and they planned to take their young sons snow-tubing the next day. more
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Michael Belfiore, seen here in March.
Merrick doctor now charged in two overdose deaths
Two weeks after charges that he illegally prescribed opioids were dismissed on a technicality, Merrick physician Michael Belfiore has been re-indicted by a federal grand jury, this time accused of causing two overdose deaths. more
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Dr. Michael Belfiore, who practices in Merrick, had the federal charges against him dismissed without prejudice on Friday.
Opioid charges against Merrick doctor dismissed
A federal judge on Friday dismissed the federal charges against a Merrick physician accused of illegally distributing opioid pain medication to patients. more
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Nassau County filed suit against manufacturers of opioid pain medications in State Supreme Court on Monday for their alleged role in the drug crisis that the county says has cost millions of dollars in services.
Nassau County sues pain med manufacturers, Merrick doctor
Nassau County on Monday began a legal fight against Purdue Pharma and other manufacturers of opioid pain medications, alleging a case of “corporate greed” and deceptive marketing that led to a drug epidemic the county has shelled out millions of dollars to fight. more
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Dr. Michael Belfiore, who practices in Merrick, will head to trial in October on charges that he improperly prescribed thousands of opioid pain medications.
Pain pill indictment against Merrick doctor in question
Federal prosecutors may need to make their case again to a grand jury in order for their indictment against a Merrick doctor accused of overprescribing opioid pain medications to hold up. more
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Dr. Michael Belfiore, who practices in Merrick, had his motion to dismiss turned down in federal court on Wednesday. He will head to trial in October on charges that he improperly prescribed thousands of opioid pain medications.
Merrick doctor to face October trial on pain pill charges
Dr. Michael Belfiore, who operates a family practice in Merrick, will head to trial in October, after a federal judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss charges that he improperly prescribed thousands of opioid pain medications to patients. more
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Dr. Michael Belfiore, in an interview last week, said that all throughout his medical career, the impression was pushed on physicians that opioid pain medications should be prescribed more aggressively.
Indicted Merrick doctor to use industry video as defense in pain pill trial
Dr. Michael Belfiore, of Merrick, who is currently facing federal charges, says that throughout most of his medical career, doctors such as himself were pushed to prescribe opioid pain medications, while the drugs’ dangers were severely downplayed by the pharmaceutical industry. more
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