80,000 Oxycodone Pill Conspiracy Leads to Prison for Man

NEW HAVEN, CT — A city man who had a hand in a large drug trafficking organization was sentenced to 42 months in prison.

Robert Williams, 37, will also have to serve three years of supervised release.

The DEA and other law enforcement agencies investigated the organization beginning in 2012. Members of the conspiracy stole more than 50 doctors and medical professional's identifying information and fraudulently obtained more than 80,000 prescription oxycodone pills.

Runners would fill fraudulent prescriptions around Connecticut, according to the U.S. Attorney District of Connecticut office.

Nearly all the runners were covered under Medicaid. Pills were sold on the street for $20 to $30 per 30 mg pill.

Eleven people were charged as part of the conspiracy.

Williams was arrested on September 10, 2015, and was in custody until February 9, 2016, when he was released on bond into a drug treatment program. He has been detained since May 18, 2016, after his bond was revoked. On September 19, 2016, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone.

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