Michael Kinzer

Michael Kinzer, a 44-year-old man, was an electrician from Valley Stream on Long Island who had spent years chasing relief for back pain while also dealing with serious breathing problems, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. By the fall of 2016, the search for help had tethered him to a steady stream of powerful prescriptions from a local general practitioner, Dr. George Blatti, a pattern prosecutors later said ignored obvious danger signs and treated controlled drugs lik ...