Nashville federal jury convicts Smyrna doctor of illegally distributing opioids – By Logan Washburn (Nashville Tennessean) / July 22, 2022
A Nashville federal jury on Tuesday convicted a Smyrna doctor of illegally distributing opioids, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
Hau T. La, a 54-year-old from Brentwood, owned and operated Absolute Medical Care in Smyrna, according to an April indictment. La offered addiction treatment but prescribed opioid pills to patients.
“La rarely spent more than a few minutes with the patients to whom he provided unlawful opioid prescriptions,” the news release stated.
Federal authorities charged La after a multi-state investigation of 14 people they suspected of distributing opioids. Officials allege 12 doctors were involved.
