LI Doctor Arrested For Selling Painkiller Prescriptions To Teens

“At a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Mulvey revealed to reporters that by his own omission, Francis admitted to selling Oxycodone prescriptions to at least 40 teenagers in the past six months.”

Police say they became aware of the illegal operation when they started conducting wire taps after the June 2008 death of Natalie Ciappa, a high school senior who lived in Massapequa and died of a heroin overdose.

“When heroin users couldn’t get heroin in Massapequa because the heat was too hot and the supply was dry,” Mulvey explained. “Detectives heard this reference to ‘Dr. Frank’ and … it was obvious kids were channeling him to get them through hard times.”

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