Federal prosecutors say a Delhi doctor has pleaded guilty to writing illegal prescriptions.
U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley, in a news release Thursday, said 64-year-old Dr. Dan J. LaFleur, entered the plea Tuesday before U. S. Magistrate Judge Karen L. Hayes to one count of distribution of Suboxone, a Schedule III medication used to treat opiate addiction.
The plea will become final when accepted by U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr.
According to the guilty plea, LaFleur issued illegal prescriptions from 2012 through February 2013 from his residence in Delhi, from the Northeast Louisiana Health Center in Rayville, and from his suboxone clinic in Rayville.
LaFleur faces up to 10 years in prison, two years of supervised release, and a $500,000 fine.
A sentencing date was not set.