Indian American Doctor Charged in Opioid-Sex Exchange and Medicaid Fraud Case

Indian American doctor charged in opioid-sex exchange and medicaid fraud case

Dr. Ritesh Kalra, a 51-year-old internist from Secaucus, New Jersey, faces serious federal charges for allegedly distributing opioid prescriptions without legitimate medical justification, soliciting sexual favors in exchange for prescriptions, and committing health care fraud. The charges were announced in a five-count complaint following an FBI investigation, detailing the breadth of misconduct allegedly carried out from his medical practice i…

Indian American doctor charged with distributing opioids for sexual favors

An Indian American doctor in New Jersey has been charged with distributing opioids without a legitimate medical purpose, soliciting sexual favors from patients in exchange for opioid prescriptions, and defrauding New Jersey Medicaid by billing for visits that never happened. Ritesh Kalra, 51, of Secaucus, New Jersey, was charged in a 5-count Complaint with three counts of distributing opioids outside the usual course of professional practice, no…