For a time, he maintained a makeshift office in a Franklin Square storefront that was formerly a Radio Shack, with a Radio Shack sign and merchandise racks on the walls. At that time, NCPD began working jointly with members of the DEA’s Long Island District Office (LIDO) Tactical Diversion Squad (TDS).īlatti, a general practitioner originally licensed to practice medicine in 1976, had no specialized training or accreditation in pain management. That investigation revealed that certain individuals had an inordinate number of prescriptions for opioids written by the same physician, Dr. This prosecution is one of the many examples of our tremendous partnership with the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, and this investigation should serve as a warning to those who have been charged with public trust and the great responsibility of prescribing controlled substances.”ĭA Singas said that the Nassau County Police Department’s Asset Forfeiture and Intelligence Unit began an investigation into several opioid overdoses, both fatal and non-fatal, in August 2018. Together with our law enforcement partners we will continue to pursue those who are responsible for fueling opioid abuse and addiction and hold them accountable.
Our fight against the opioid epidemic continues, as evident in this case. “This defendant’s alleged conduct was unconscionable. “This is a tragic story of lives lost at the hands of someone entrusted to save lives,” DEA SAC Ray Donovan said. I congratulate the investigators of the NCPD Asset Forfeiture Unit, the District Attorney’s Office and the DEA for their dedication and hard work which enabled Defendant Blatti to be brought to justice.” These indictments should send a clear message to all doctors that they will be directly held accountable for their actions as they profit from individuals that are suffering from addiction. George Blatti on five counts of Murder Second Degree begins a historic chapter in the ability to directly connect his pill pushing to the deaths of five people. Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said, “Today’s Grand Jury Indictment of Dr.
As we continue to battle the epidemic of opioid abuse that has ravaged our communities, this prosecution sends a strong message to any doctor seeking to profit from vulnerable patients’ addiction: we will hold you accountable to the greatest extent the law allows.” Blatti showed depraved indifference to human life, total disregarded for the law, his ethical obligations, and the pleas of his patients and their family members when he prescribed massive quantities of dangerous drugs to victims in the throes of addiction, ultimately killing five patients who entrusted him with their care. “This doctor’s prescription pad was as lethal as any murder weapon,” DA Singas said. The indictment will be consolidated with a 2019 indictment based on the same underlying conduct, superseding the most serious charges. If convicted of the top charge, the defendant faces a potential maximum of up to 25 years to life in prison. The defendant was remanded and is due back in court on March 30. George Blatti, 75, was arraigned today before Judge Fran Ricigliano on five counts of murder in the second degree (an A-I) felony and 11 counts of reckless endangerment in the first degree (a D felony). Prosecutors believe this is the first time a doctor has been charged under New York State law with murder in the second degree under the theory of depraved indifference to human life. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that a Nassau County doctor has been arraigned on five counts of murder for prescription practices that led to the death of five patients between 20. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and U.S. New charges will be consolidated with and supersede 2019 indictment for prescription-related offenses George Blatti allegedly ignored repeated warnings and prescribed massive quantities of opioids and other drugs that killed five patients and endangered lives of six othersĬase marks first doctor charged with depraved indifference murder for prescribing abuses in New York
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