A Pearl River man was sentenced to 10 years in prison April 23 for distributing oxymorphone, the use of which killed two other young men, Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced.Craig Oleksowicz, 38, pleaded guilty in federal court in New York to using workers’ compensation benefits to pay for prescriptions of oxymorphone, codeine, methadone and other medications.Between February 2011 and October 2011, Oleksowicz regularly distributed his prescription pills for profit. Oxymorphone is highly addictive and its abuse may lead to fatality. Prose...
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