Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Drug Diversion and Fraud

A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of drug diversion and health care fraud..

Larry J. Goisse, Jr., 38, of the City’s Mt. Washington neighborhood, pleaded guilty to six counts before Senior United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer. Goisse’s guilty plea included one count of an Indictment charging him with drug diversion, and five counts of an Information charging him with health care fraud.

In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that in September and October 2018, Goisse, a former certified nurse practitioner, continued to prescribe Adderall and submit claims to Medicare for office visits under a co-worker’s license after his nursing license was suspended. Goisase wrote 429 prescriptions after the state suspended his license.

According to the criminal complaint against Goisse, state regulators contacted the DEA in November and December after receiving complaints from Goisse’s former employees.

Judge Fischer scheduled sentencing for  Jan. 19, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.  The law provides for a total sentence of not more than 30 years in prison, a fine of $1,250,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed is based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.