A Paterson, New Jersey, doctor was sentenced to a term of 87 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute opioids without a legitimate medical reason, Senior Counsel Philip Lamparello announced. Lisa Ferraro, 67, of Hillsdale, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty to one count of knowingly and intentionally conspiring and agreeing with others, to distribute oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance, outside the usual course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose. According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court: From January 2019 to September 23, 2023, Ferraro, who practiced internal medicine in Paterson until her arrest in October 2023, participated in a conspiracy to prescribe oxycodone, an opioid pain medication, to individuals who posed as patients, but whom Ferraro never physically examined or questioned about symptoms to determine whether there was a legitimate medical need for prescribing oxycodone. Over the course of the conspiracy, Ferraro wrote prescriptions for tens of thousands of 30mg oxycodone pills.