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Nyack psychiatrist made millions selling illegal drug prescriptions, AG says

Dr. David Brizer, 60, of Manhattan, left, is

Photo credit: New York State Attorney General's Office | Dr. David Brizer, 60, of Manhattan, left, is accused of selling painkiller prescriptions from his offices in Nyack and Manhattan. Frank Walker, 52, of Westtown, is charged with buying oxycodone illegally from Brizer with intent to resell it. (Feb. 11, 2013)

A psychiatrist with offices in Rockland County and Manhattan is facing charges of selling prescriptions for pain medicine to drug dealers, then dodging taxes by underreporting his income by hundreds of thousands of dollars, officials said Monday.

Dr. David Brizer, 60, of Manhattan, was arraigned on a 55-count indictment Monday in Rockland County Court, according to state Attorney General Eric...

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