Peru Pain Doctor Arrested for “Pill Mill” to Serve more than 10 Years of Probation but No Jail Time

MIAIMI COUNTY, Ind. – On Thursday, Miami County Circuit Court Judge Tim Spahr accepted a plea agreement in which a Peru pain doctor arrested on 55 felony charges in connection to operating a “pill mill” will serve more than 10 years of probation but no jail time. As part of the agreement, Dr. Tristan Stonger pleaded guilty to five of the charges in exchange for the remaining 50 charges being dropped. The charges to which he pleaded guilty include possession of a narcotic drug, two counts of issuing an invalid prescription for legend drugs, insurance fraud and Medicaid fraud. In exchange for pleading guilty, Stonger was sentenced to 10-and-a-half-years of supervised probation. The agreement also prohibits Stonger from applying for any medical license in Indiana, or any license or permit from the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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