Morgantown doctor pleads guilty in federal drug case

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – U.S. Attorney Bill Powell says Morgantown physician Dr. Parth Bharill has pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances outside the bounds of professional medical practice.

Bharill admitted to working with the Redirections Treatment Advocates, LLC, of Morgantown, West Virginia, to write illegitimate prescriptions for suboxone. The crime occurred from November 2014 to January 2018 in Monongalia County

Bharill faces up to 10 years in jail and a fine of up to $500,000.