Northern N.H. doc pleads guilty to prescribing illegal drugs

CONCORD -- A New Hampshire doctor pleaded guilty on Tuesday today to unlawfully distributing a controlled substance.

According to court documents, Robert G. Soucy Jr., D.O., 72, of Columbia, illegally prescribed opioids from his home. Dr. Soucy knew that pharmacies in and around Colebrook, would not fill prescriptions for several of his patients. To have the unlawful prescriptions filled, Dr. Soucy specifically instructed a patient to bring his prescriptions to a pharmacy in another location. He also continued to prescribe opioids to the patient, who the defendant knew had a substance-abuse disorder, without conducting any medical evaluation or testing and after the patient had moved out of New England.

Dr. Soucy faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. He surrendered his DEA registration and is no longer authorized to prescribe controlled substances, according to a release from the U.S. Attorneys Office.