Former GR doctor sentenced for bad opioid prescriptions

A former Grand Rapids doctor is heading to federal prison after he pleaded guilty to writing illegal prescriptions for opioids.

Sixty-three-year-old Richard Samuel Piazza was sentenced to 71 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release.

Piazza pleaded guilty to three counts of unlawful distribution of prescription drug-controlled substances while other charges were dismissed due to a plea agreement.

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