Register staff report
Dec 11, 2020
A Kentucky doctor and his former office manager were sentenced to 60 and 32 months in prison on Wednesday for their roles in unlawfully distributing controlled substances during a time when the defendants did not have a legitimate medical practice, a press release stated.
Scotty Akers, M.D., 48, a licensed physician, and Serissa Akers, 33, his wife and former office manager, both of Pikeville, Kentucky, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier of the Eastern District of Kentucky.
Judge Wier also ordered Scotty Akers to forfeit $12,275.
Both defendants pleaded guilty on Aug. 7, 2020 to charges of unlawfully distributing controlled substances, the release states.