Belleville Woman Led Oxycodone Conspiracy, Pleads Guilty: Prosecutor

A Belleville woman admitted on Monday that she led a conspiracy to illegally obtain and distribute oxycodone in New Jersey, authorities announced.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office (NJ), Victoria Horvath, 43, of Belleville, pleaded guilty in Newark federal court to an indictment charging her with conspiracy to distribute oxycodone.

According to court documents and statements, using confidential sources, physical surveillance, and recorded text messages/telephone calls, investigators with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) allegedly discovered that members and suppliers of a drug trafficking organization secured prescriptions for oxycodone and other controlled substances from various doctors in New Jersey, filled them at pharmacies in Belleville and elsewhere, and sold the drugs for a profit.

The investigation identified Horvath as a senior member of the drug trafficking organization, prosecutors stated.

Horvath admitted that, between Feb. 5, 2014, and Aug. 13, 2014, she went to various doctors' offices and obtained prescriptions for pills containing oxycodone, had the prescriptions filled by various pharmacies and sold the pills, prosecutors stated.

Horvath also drove other conspirators to specific doctors to obtain oxycodone prescriptions, assisted them in getting the prescriptions filled, and helped them sell the pills, authorities stated.

For example, Horvath admitted that she sold 119 oxycodone pills to an undercover law enforcement officer in February 2014 in exchange for $2,020.

Horvath also admitted to being an organizer and manager of the conspiracy, authorities stated.

The charge to which Horvath pleaded guilty is punishable by a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine, prosecutors stated.

• Sentencing is scheduled for June 20.

See related article: Belleville Pharmacist Accused of Filling Fraudulent Oxycodone Prescriptions

Several of the individuals originally charged with Horvath, Daniel Horvath, 27, Monica Horvath, 22, Johnny Horvath, 46, Tony Marco, 47, and Steven Horvath, 45, all of Rutherford, and Justin Farraj, 24, of Newark, have pleaded guilty and await sentencing, authorities stated.

In addition, Brian Perez, 23, was sentenced to a term of 40 months in prison in September 2014. Luis Rivera, 25, was sentenced to 54 months in prison in August 2015, prosecutors said.

Charges were dismissed against Belleville pharmacist Vincent Cozzarelli after his death in April 2014, and an indictment remains pending against six other conspirators, authorities said.

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