Dr. Eugene Gosy

A Williamsville pain specialist, who had been accused of causing six overdose deaths, has admitted to unlawfully prescribing painkillers over the course of a decade. 

A local pain management doctor pleaded not guilty Tuesday afternoon to updated federal charges, including one alleging that six patients died as the result of his widespread distribution of illegal prescriptions for opioids. 

A local physician, already charged for what federal prosecutors say was a widespread illegal distribution of painkiller prescriptions, faces additional charges. Federal authorities on Wednesday morning announced a 166-count superseding indictment against Dr. Eugene Gosy.

Dr. Eugene Gosy is free on $250,000 bail and will be allowed to continue his medical practice. He will not, though, be allowed to prescribe the controlled substances that federal prosecutors say he was issuing widespread and illegally.