Doctors Distributing Controlled Substances in New York Despite Being Unlicensed

Fox News reported on April 29, 2009 a story about the United Nations, which claims that “a group of largely unlicensed doctors and nurses at the United Nations (Medical Services) are distributing controlled narcotics…and in some cases they are self-medicating themselves.” Additionally, Dr. Serguei Oleinikov of the U.N. Department of Medical Services signed-off on dozens of the missing narcotics. This is prohibited by the Controlled -Substances Act which emphasizes that doctors must hold a valid U.S. license to write a U.S. prescription for drugs purchased in the United States. 

In response, the U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Management, Angela Kane, answered questions about the scandal at a press briefing on May 21, 2009 in an attempt to discredit Fox News. She claimed that the UN conducted an internal investigation on Medical Services and cleared everybody of wrongdoing with the exception of a so-called whistle-blower, whom she intended to “sanction.” It was later revealed that no official internal investigation ever occurred; hence the staff at Medical Services has not been formally cleared. 

After Fox News broke the story on Medical Services, the Texas Republic News followed up with its own investigative reports. The TRN revealed even more startling information about the U.N. Medical Services through online research. 

Research revealed that Neomy Mantin, the head nurse working inside the New York City UN headquarters building, had been accused of physically assaulting a nurse and making terroristic threats against other subordinates. The New York City Police Department has a criminal report on file. In her position, Ms. Mantin has a responsibility to hire licensed medical professionals, however, quite a few nurses are currently working in Medical Service without meeting the requirements as a fully-licensed registered nurse. 

Doctors Practicing Without a License

The TRN report also showed verifiable proof that only one out of nine doctors employed at Medical Services, currently has a valid license to practice medicine in New York State. In order to find the evidence, one must only log on to the “Office of Professions New York” website to verify if the UN doctors are legally licensed to work in their fields. 

Even Brian Davey, the director of Medical Services, is not certified to work as a licensed physician in New York and he has the responsibility of supervising the staff when they are distributing controlled-substances and self-medicating. 

UN Employee Dies of Stroke

After TRN posted these stories, confidential sources knowledgeable on the inner workings of the U.N. came forward to reveal more shocking details about the U.N. and their attempts to cover-up the narcotics scheme to avoid criminal prosecution. Apparently, a few months ago, a UN employee died of a stroke allegedly due to negligent medical care. Managers of Medical Services were not properly trained in medical management and could not handle nor give advice in an emergency situation. Afterwards, the staff was trained to simply dial “911” in case of a medical emergency. 

It was the widow of the dead man who uncovered the negligence of the Medical Services when she conducted background checks on the doctors and nurses and realized that many of these medical professionals lacked proper credentials to perform their duties. 

TRN has obtained verifiable internal documents from the U.N., which exposes significant details about questionable activities in Medical Services and what sources say is a massive cover-up plan. Some UN sources have also contacted TRN to verbally explain how they assert the U.N. intends to hide and tamper evidence to protect the wrongdoers and blame the innocent. 

UN Statements on Licensing Contradictory

In the editor’s note of the Fox article, the UN is quoted as saying, “a requirement for recruitment of doctors and nurses employed by the United Nations is that they are registered to practice in their country of origin. A limited quantity of medications is maintained on sight; the stock is rigorously performed, and is verifiable according to standard pharmaceutical control norms.” 

Yet documented evidence obtained by the TRN reveals that this statement contradicts itself. The so-called “standard pharmaceutical control norms” would imply that the UN obeys the Controlled-Substance Act enforced by the D.E.A (Drug Enforcement Agency), which directly reports to the INCB (International Narcotics Control Board) in Vienna, Austria. Yet, the U.N. just happens to be the governing body of the INCB. The Tulane Law Review posted an article dated March, 1946 entitled, “The Physicians and Federal Narcotics Law” written by the then-United States Commissioner of Narcotics H.J. Anslinger. 

Sections of the law reads as follows: “’A Qualification Prerequisite’ 4(a) a physician who intends to practice medicine and to administer or dispense narcotic drugs in the course of such practice must apply for registration under the Harrison Law…Before being entitled to such registration, however, he must be lawfully entitled under the laws of State or district wherein he intends to practice, distribute, dispense, give away or administer narcotic drugs to patients…this requirement usually means that the applicant is a physician who holds an unrevoked and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the particular State, Territory or district … 6(b) a physician must not use his prescription form to obtain narcotics drugs for general office practice.” 

The UN Medical Services merely functions as occupational health clinic for patients. The clinic does not act as a primary care, provider, which means they are not permitted to distribute highly-addictive controlled-substances in this type of medical setting.

Also in the statement quoted by Fox, the UN claims that “a requirement for recruitment all doctors and nurses employed by the United Nations is that they are registered to practice their profession in their country of origin.” 

Nurse With a Multi-Million Dollar Town Home

Yet, an unlicensed Medical Services registered nurse working inside the UN headquarters building in New York City, Ruth Agwai, had never legally obtained a registered nursing license in her country of origin, Nigeria, according to confidential sources, knowledgeable on the inner-sanctum of the U.N. Actually, other nurses do not have proper documentation to work as licensed registered nurse in New York State. Fox News previously reported that Ms. Agwai exploited her diplomatic privileges granted by the Nigerian Mission to take medical supplies oversees. Sources have confirmed to the TRN that Fox News correctly reported on this matter. 

Ironically, public records reveal that Ms. Agwai lives in a multi-million dollar town home in Manhattan (E. 34th St. New York, N.Y.) and she frequently touts her diplomatic credentials among her rich and powerful friends. Her passport clearly identifies her status as a diplomat. UN Documents reveal that she receives funding from an NGO called ECOSOC, which is an agency with an intended purpose of sending financial and material aid to impoverished nations. 

She also travels around the world taking advantage of first-class accommodations paid for by the U.N. According to a U.N. budgetary fact sheet, Mrs. Agwai traveled with 12 delegates to Lagos, Nigeria on November 27, 2007. She attended an event to “commemorate the World AIDS Day celebrated yearly.” Documents show what appears to be an inordinately excessive cost for hotel stays billed to the UN. Mrs. Agwai’s expenses came while she was working in an agency charged with helping poor people in Third World African countries. 

Furthermore, U.N. paperwork discloses that ECOSOC money is being diverted to NAOWA (Nigerian Army Officers Wives’ Association) under the apparent pretext that the association – of which Agawi serves as the National President – is assisting in work training of Nigerian women.

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