Manahawkin Doctor Indicted For Illegal Drug Distribution

An Ocean County Grand Jury today indicted a Manahawkin physician on 25 counts of illegally distributing prescription drugs without any medical reasons, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato said.

“This should send a warning to health care professionals who prey on those fighting the tragic disease of narcotic addiction,” Coronato said. “We are looking for you and will find you.”

Liviu T. Holca - who practiced on Beacon Avenue in Manahawkin - prescribed Percocet and Xanax for no legitimate medical necessity between July 2013 and August 2013. He was arrested at his Manahawkin home on Jan. 24 2013 and charged with second degree distribution of Percocet, third degree distributionof Xanax, possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of firearms during a controlled dangerous substance offense, and second degree finanancial facilitation (money laundering.)

The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Southern Enforcement Group, with help from NJ Division of Consumers Affairs’ Enforcement Bureau, the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Camden Office, and the Stafford Police Department, conducted the investigation into Holca, 55. The Southern Enforcement group conducted eight undercover operations where Dr. Holca allegedly dispensed scheduled narcotic medications while not acting in the usual course of his professional practice, Coronato said.

During the execution of a court authorized search warrant at Dr. Holca’s residence, law enforcement officers recovered several loaded firearms, a quantity of a suspected controlled dangerous substances and a significant amount of cash.

The New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners temporarily suspended Holca’s license in June 2014.

The suspension was obtained in lieu of a disciplinary hearing by the Board, and will remain in effect until the Board reviews a plenary hearing in the matter, after which the Board may decide to impose further discipline if a basis for disciplinary action is found, Coronato said.