A man from Dublin, Virginia, has admitted guilt in a federal case involving the illegal prescription of pain medication. Ehikioya Osemobor, aged 47, waived his right to be indicted and pled guilty to using an expired Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) number.
Court documents reveal that in 2009, the Virginia Board of Medicine mistakenly issued Osemobor a license to practice medicine and surgery. At that time, he had not completed all requirements for the United States Medical Licensing Examination. This error came to light in 2019 while Osemobor was practicing at River Valley Healthcare Associates in Dublin.
Despite being notified by the Virginia Board of Medicine about this mistake and asked to prove he met licensing requirements, Osemobor voluntarily surrendered his medical license in February 2020. A formal consent order was entered on April 6, 2020. However, he continued prescribing Schedule II controlled substances until April 15, 2020.
Osemobor acknowledged knowing he was not allowed to write prescriptions after surrendering his license. The announcement of his guilty plea was made by U.S. Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh; Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s Washington Division; and George Scavdis, Special Agent in Charge of the FDA Office of Criminal Investigations’ Metropolitan Washington Field Office.
The investigation involved multiple agencies including the Drug Enforcement Administration and The Food and Drug Administration - Office of Inspector General with support from the Virginia State Police and the Virginia Department of Health Professions. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kristin B. Johnson and Keith Parella are handling prosecution duties.