- Dr. Francis Martinis and his spouse, Jessica, have been arrested in May and charged with 8 counts of legal sale of managed substance and falsifying enterprise data
- The couple is anticipated to seem in Riverhead, Long Island, court docket on Thursday
- Officials advised NBC New York that the handwritten prescription notes raised suspicions and led them to alert police
A pair who appeared on actuality present ‘Below Deck’ are accused of stealing the identities of forged members of the present in a scheme to acquire pharmaceuticals.
Dr. Francis Martinis, 55, a Long Island urologist, and his spouse, Jessica, have been arrested in May and charged with eight counts of legal sale of managed substance and falsifying enterprise data, police advised NBC New York.
The couple held fingers as they arrived at Suffolk County Criminal Court on Long Island on Thursday morning.
Dr. Francis Martinis, 55, a Long Island urologist, and his spouse, Jessica, arriving at Suffolk County Criminal Court on Thursday
The prescription drug scheme unfolded earlier this yr, when Jessica, 38, was suspected of trying to fill a fraudulent oxycodone prescription at a New York pharmacy
Jessica Martinis wore a big pair of sun shades as she gripped her husband’s hand on the way in which into court docket Thursday morning
Martinis and his spouse (outdoors court docket Thursday) appeared on ‘Below Deck Mediterranean,’ the place they have been members of a gaggle who chartered a luxurious yacht Sirocco that set sail on the French Riviera in 2019. The physician additionally appeared on a Below Deck spin-off, ‘Below Deck Sailing Yacht.’
The prescription drug scheme unfolded earlier this yr, when Jessica, 38, was suspected of trying to fill a fraudulent oxycodone prescription at a New York pharmacy.
Officials stated the handwritten prescription notes raised suspicions and led them to alert police.
The investigation then revealed over a dozen oxycodone prescription despatched by Martinis over a two-year interval, a lot of which have been allegedly bogus, and written beneath numerous forged member names of the Bravo hit present.
Jessica would decide up the prescriptions on the pharmacy, utilizing money to pay, officers advised NBC New York.
It’s unclear whether or not the couple have been utilizing or promoting the medication.
Former New York Homeland Security Director Michael Balboni defined the seriousness of those prices to NBC New York.
‘He abused the celeb place that he had on that ship to take the identities of his crew members – if that’s confirmed – after which use that to purchase medication, that may be a widespread scheme for a typical legal,’ he advised the outlet.
Dr. Francis Martinis, 55, a Long Island urologist, and his spouse, Jessica, have been arrested in May and charged with eight counts of legal sale of managed substance and falsifying enterprise data
The couple is anticipated to seem in Riverhead, Long Island, court docket on Thursday
Jessica would decide up the prescriptions on the pharmacy, utilizing money to pay
The investigation then revealed over a dozen oxycodone prescription despatched by Martinis over a two-year interval, a lot of which have been allegedly bogus, and written beneath numerous forged member names of the Bravo hit present
It’s unclear whether or not the couple have been utilizing or promoting the medication
Martinis and his spouse appeared on ‘Below Deck Mediterranean,’ the place they have been members of a gaggle who chartered a luxurious yacht Sirocco that set sail on the French Riviera in 2019
‘Prosecutors will need to ship a message to all different physicians – you might have particular entry to those medication, you know the way they work and in the event you do that you’ll be prosecuted,’ Balboni added.
Martinis and his spouse appeared on ‘Below Deck Mediterranean,’ the place they have been members of a gaggle who chartered a luxurious yacht Sirocco that set sail on the French Riviera in 2019.
The physician additionally appeared on a Below Deck spin-off, ‘Below Deck Sailing Yacht.’