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Irondequoit man accused of posing as doctor, fraudulently issuing oxycodone prescriptions
by WHAM
Thu, May 22nd 2025 at 2:36 PM
Updated Thu, May 22nd 2025 at 2:57 PM
Rochester, N.Y. — A man faces federal charges after prosecutors said he fraudulently claimed to be a doctor and issued prescriptions for controlled substances without authorization.
Kevin Whitman, 27, of Irondequoit allegedly used a Drug Enforcement Administration registration number belonging to Strong Memorial Hospital to issue 177 prescriptions — 173 of which were for oxycodone — for nine people totaling 38,067 dosage units from August 2023 to April 2025.
Prosecutors said a search of Whitman's home uncovered a framed fake diploma from the University of Rochester's medical school, but he didn't graduate from the school, isn't employed by the hospital and doesn't "hold any professional licenses granted in New York state to practice medicine or issued controlled substance prescriptions."
Whitman is charged with distributing and dispensing a controlled substance, using a registration number issued to another person to obtain controlled substances, and obtaining controlled substances by fraud. He was released on conditions following an initial court appearance Thursday morning.
Irondequoit man accused of posing as doctor, fraudulently issuing oxycodone prescriptions
by WHAM
Thu, May 22nd 2025 at 2:36 PM
Updated Thu, May 22nd 2025 at 2:57 PM
Rochester, N.Y. — A man faces federal charges after prosecutors said he fraudulently claimed to be a doctor and issued prescriptions for controlled substances without authorization.
Kevin Whitman, 27, of Irondequoit allegedly used a Drug Enforcement Administration registration number belonging to Strong Memorial Hospital to issue 177 prescriptions — 173 of which were for oxycodone — for nine people totaling 38,067 dosage units from August 2023 to April 2025.
Prosecutors said a search of Whitman's home uncovered a framed fake diploma from the University of Rochester's medical school, but he didn't graduate from the school, isn't employed by the hospital and doesn't "hold any professional licenses granted in New York state to practice medicine or issued controlled substance prescriptions."
Whitman is charged with distributing and dispensing a controlled substance, using a registration number issued to another person to obtain controlled substances, and obtaining controlled substances by fraud. He was released on conditions following an initial court appearance Thursday morning.
