The decision of a U.S. federal court saw the permanent banning of two Dallas-area physicians after they were found complicit in the illegal distribution and prescription of controlled substances. Cesar B. Pena Rodriguez, M.D., and Leovares A. Mendez, M.D., were the subject of a civil complaint filed in the Northern District of Texas in 2019. The complaint alleged that the two physicians violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted a lengthy investigation, and the case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Delaney for the Northern D…
