West Virginia Psychiatrist Alexander Otellin Sentenced to Prison for Oxycodone Conviction

January 13, 2025

Psychiatrist Alexander V. Otellin, 57, formerly of Charleston, WV, was sentenced today to three years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for the unlawful distribution of oxycodone.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 27, 2017, Otellin distributed a quantity of oxycodone to a patient at his psychiatry practice in South Charleston. Otellin admitted that while his specialty was psychiatry, he treated the patient for pain management. Otellin further admitted that this distribution was without a legitimate medical purpose, outside the usual course of medical practice, and without proper authority.

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