FBI and DEA agents raided the Baltimore County, Md.-based Rosen-Hoffberg Rehabilitation and Pain Management Associates on Feb. 27. The pain clinic reopened Feb. 28 for business as usual, the Towson Patch reports.
Here are five things to know.
1. Rosen-Hoffberg has offices in Towson and Owings Mills, Md. According to WJZ, two search warrants were executed at the Towson location and one at Owings Mills. DEA spokesman Todd Edwards told WJZ that agents were searching for "healthcare fraud."
2. The 60-agent raid led to no arrests and no charges have been brought. More than 100 boxes of patient files were confiscated, which will reportedly take months to process. The investigation is ongoing.
3. In a separate case, Baltimore City filed a lawsuit in January against the Towson clinic and other major drug manufacturers and distributors, alleging that they "bear significant responsibility" for the opioid crisis.
4. The city's lawsuit does not list the Owings Mills practice among the accused entities. The allegations focused on the Towson practice as well as Norman Rosen, MD, and Howard Hoffberg, MD. Dr. Rosen denied the allegations in an interview with The Baltimore Sun.
5. According to the DEA, the raid is not connected to the January lawsuit.
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