U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Doctor charged with two opioid deaths to surrender medical license
It appears that federal charges levied against a Gray physician more than five years ago have a final resolution with a negotiated guilty plea that includes no additional prison time.
The plea agreement that was filed May 11 stated that Thomas H. Sachy admitted that he knowingly dispensed and distributed outside the course of professional medical practice and for no legitimate medical purpose, quantities of pills containing controlled substances Vyvanse, OxyContin, Oxycodone and Hydrocodone.
What he pleaded to was one count of the multicount indictment he was charged with at the time of his June 26, 2018, arrest. That indictment included conspiracy to distribute and dispense controlled substances with his mother, Maureen Sachy, and office staff members Evelyne Ennis and Brandy Hamilton.
Thomas Sachy was also charged with two counts of unlawful dispensation and distribution of controlled substances resulting in death and serious bodily injury.
His codefendants were released on bond shortly after their arrests, and their charges were all eventually dismissed.
Sachy was held in custody until his Nov. 20, 2019, release on a $10,000 bond. Two previous bond hearings were unsuccessful.
During the years of litigation and negotiations, Sachy was represented by four attorneys. He entered a guilty plea June 21, 2021, on the eve of the beginning of a trial and was immediately taken into custody. He filed a motion to withdraw the plea Feb. 9, 2022, while waiting for sentencing that had been delayed multiple times by motions filed by his attorneys.
The request to withdraw the plea was initially denied May 9, 2022, but was later reconsidered during the summer due to a precedent that was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.
His most recent trial began the first week of May, and the negotiated plea was reached May 11.
The agreement states that Sachy will surrender his medical license and will not seek to reinstate his DEA registration number. He will forfeit six assorted firearms and agreed to pay a fine of $200,000.
However, the agreement also states that more than $1 million in seized funds would be returned to him and his family members.
