Long Island Doctor Convicted of Illegally Prescribing Oxycodone for Cash

Dr. Roya Jafari-Hassad faces up to 20 years in prison for each of eight counts of distributing opioids without legitimate medical purpose.

Dr. Roya Jafari-Hassad, 58, was found guilty on eight counts of prescribing oxycodone without a valid medical reason after a 10-day trial in federal court.
The investigation revealed she charged $350 to $700 in cash for 15- to 30-day prescriptions, often without proper medical evaluation.
An undercover DEA agent posing as a patient obtained 10 prescriptions over a nine-month period in 2021, totaling hundreds of oxycodone pills.
Jafari-Hassad was acquitted of witness tampering charges but faces additional health care fraud charges in a separate trial yet to be scheduled.
Federal prosecutors emphasized her role in exacerbating the opioid epidemic, calling her actions a betrayal of her medical oath for personal profit.