Gibsonia doctor first arrested in Trump administration pilot program
GIBSONIA — A doctor whose office is based in Gibsonia has been indicted by a federal grand jury and accused of selling prescriptions for opioid painkillers.
The charges against Andrzej Kazimierz Zielke, 62, include conspiracy and unlawfully distributing controlled substances according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Pittsburgh.
On Tuesday a federal grand jury returned a 14-count indictment against Zielke, who owns and operates Medical Frontiers in Gibsonia.
According to court documents Zielke prescribed Schedule II narcotics — Oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine sulfate and methadone — “outside the course of professional practice and not for legitimate medical purpose,” 13 times.
Acting U.S. Attorney Soo C. Song, in Pittsburgh, said Zielke's arrest is the first since U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the formation of the Opioid and Abuse Detection Unit in August.
A full report appears in the Butler Eagle.
