Pending Criminal Division Cases

United States v. Kendall Hansen
Court Docket No.: 2:21-cr-63 (E.D. Kentucky)

Court Assigned: This case is assigned to Magistrate Judge Candace J. Smith, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, U.S. Courthouse, 35 W. 5^th Street, Covington, KY 41011. Unless noted in an update below, all court events will take place at this location.

Latest Update: 

The final pretrial conference previously scheduled for December 19, 2023 has been reset for January 3, 2024 at 11:00 AM before Judge David L. Bunning.

The trial for defendant Hansen is set for January 16, 2024 at 9:00 AM before Judge David L. Bunning.

Criminal Charges: In a superseding indictment filed on January 13, 2022, defendant Kendall Hansen, a medical doctor practicing in Kenton County, KY, was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute opioids, one count of unlawful distribution of oxycodone hydrochloride, two counts of unlawful distribution of fentanyl Duragesic patch, one count of unlawful distribution of hydrocodone acetaminophen, one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, one count of unlawful distribution of tramadol, and one count of unlawful distribution of phentermine HCL.

According to the superseding indictment, defendant Hansen is alleged to have knowingly and intentionally conspired with others to distribute and dispense controlled substances that were not medically necessary. Patients being treated by defendant Hansen at Interventional Pain Specialists, PLC (“IPS”), where Hansen was a part owner, died of opioid overdoses after receiving prescriptions for such medications from Hansen and other IPS providers. Despite this knowledge, the defendant allegedly continued to prescribe opioids to his patients in high doses and in dangerous combinations with other medications.

For more information about the charges in this case, please see below:

Superseding Indictment 

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