Dr. Lesly Pompy has been named in two search warrants

A Monroe doctor whose office was raided this morning was identified as Dr. Lesly Pompy, a specialist in pain management who is accused of prescribing more than one million doses of narcotic pills, the most in the state of Michigan, in the past year alone.

Michigan State Police Lt. Marc Moore, head of the drug unit MANTIS, said Dr. Pompy saw hundreds of patients a day and issued prescriptions for opiates to people who did not need them.

Lt. Moore said the year-long investigation culminated with raids held today at Dr. Pompy's office in the Professional Building at ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital and his private residence on N. Monroe St.

Lt. Moore said the doctor was to be taken to jail today where he was expected to be booked on prescription and insurance fraud charges in addition to delivery of narcotics charges. He said Dr. Pompy, who was to be released later tonight, was the No. 1 prescriber of controlled substances in Michigan.

"That's Linares territory," Lt. Moore said in reference to Dr. Oscar Linares, who was convicted of running a pill mill and sentenced to four years in prison.

Lt. Moore said he is convinced Dr. Pompy contributed to the heroin addiction epidemic in Monroe County.

"A lot of these patients are selling his pills on the streets," Lt. Moore said. "Yes I do think he contributed to the problem."