KevinMD September 7, 2024
L. Joseph Parker, MD

In the state of New York (you already know it’s going to be bad), a doctor and a pharmacist were arrested in a sting operation conducted by a joint task force of the DEA, FBI, IRS, and probably CIA and CBS, though I have no proof of the latter two. The doctor, Mordechai Bar, and the pharmacist, Feroze Nazirbage, have been accused of “violating their oaths,” something you almost never hear said about a prosecutor who hides evidence, but I digress. They are charged with operating in a manner “no different than common drug dealers.” Is there truth to this, or is it more federal overreach?

Let’s take a closer look at this case. The DEA claims that a confidential...

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