Former Physician Assistant Who Sold Opioid Prescriptions to Dealers Sentenced Nearly 4 Years

Former Physician Assistant Who Sold Opioid Prescriptions to Dealers Sentenced Nearly 4 Years
Bottles of prescription painkiller OxyContin, 40mg pills, made by Purdue Pharma L.D. sit on a shelf at a local pharmacy, in Provo, Utah, on April 25, 2017. George Frey/Reuters
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A former physician assistant at a Fountain Valley medical clinic was sentenced May 16 in a federal court for illegally selling prescriptions for oxycodone, a highly addictive opioid painkiller, to dealers, knowing the drugs would be sold on the street.

Raif Wadie Iskander, 56, formerly of Ladera Ranch, but who now resides in Montana, pleaded guilty in November 2020 to one count of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone.