Coal Center Doctor Facing Charges

PITTSBURGH – (WPXI) – A Pittsburgh-area doctor has been accused of giving out opioids in exchange for sex. Emilio Ramon Navarro, 58, of Coal Center is facing 29 counts total — 28 for controlled substance violations and 1 for health care fraud. According to investigators, Navarro began distributing oxymorphone and oxycodone to a person identified as “A.W.” in April 2018 and continued to do so for a year, receiving sexual favors in return. Navarro was arrested Monday morning and has already made his first appearance in federal court. The Department of Justice said he operates a private family practice in Perryopolis. If convicted, Navarro could face 20 years in prison, a fine of $1 million or both for each count of the drug violations, plus an additional 10 years and $250,000 in fines for the fraud charge.