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Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Meth, Illegal Firearms

… a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of life in federal prison without parole. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed …
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Former Amherst Pain Doctor Going to Prison for Illegal Prescribing and Defrauding Medicare

… outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose. These opioids included … to individuals who were either not his patients, or without first conducting a proper examination, verifying …
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Former medical practice employee charged with stealing controlled substances

… prescription pills. All such prescriptions were issued without the knowledge or authorization of a doctor, and were issued by Lambert without a legitimate medical purpose.      The defendant …
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Chemical Importer to Pay $300,000 in Civil Penalties for Alleged Violations of the Controlled Substances Act

… (GBL), a List I chemical, by repackaging and relabeling, without registering as a manufacturer; and made a drop shipment of GBL to a customer without first importing the chemical to Shrieve Chemical’s …
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Former Virginia Veterinarian Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges

… commerce and the distribution of a controlled substance without a written prescription. According to court … supply of hydromorphone. Beginning in July 2020, and without a valid prescription, Gries diverted hydromorphone …
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Suburban Chicago Physician Charged with Federal Health Care Fraud

… a suburban Chicago physician prescribed opioids to patients without a medical examination or visit and then fraudulently … for the opioids from other workers at the clinic without having a contemporaneous examination with …
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“Bitcoin Maven” sentenced to federal prison in virtual currency money laundering case

… Tetley offered bitcoin-for-cash exchange services without registering as a money services business with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and without implementing anti- money laundering mechanisms such …
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Union Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Trafficking on Day of Trial

… a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of life in federal prison without parole. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed …
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Jefferson County doctor convicted of health care fraud violations

… in Houston, Texas.  These prescriptions were issued without consultation with the patient and without the patient’s knowledge.  The prescriptions were …
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Christian County Kentucky Crack Cocaine Crew Sentenced

… Edward Moore face a mandatory sentence of life behind bars without the possibility of parole, while Dwayne Michael … faces a mandatory sentence of 20 years to life behind bars without the possibility of parole. According to evidence …
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Seventeen Defendants Sentenced In Large Kentucky Crack Cocaine Distribution Ring

… sentenced two Hopkinsville, Kentucky men to life in prison without the possibility of parole. James Lamonte Dunbar and … a mandatory sentence of twenty years to life behind bars without the possibility of parole. Joseph is scheduled for …
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Physician From Kentucky Pleads Guilty Of Conspiracy To Distribute Controlled Substances

… he wrote numerous fraudulent prescriptions to individuals without a legitimate medical purpose. He typically wrote … clinic after their initial visits received prescriptions without visiting with Albert at all. In many cases Albert …
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Carfentanil-Related Overdose Death Indictments

… Magistrate Judge Stephanie K. Bowman, who ordered them held without bond.  “The indictment alleges that the defendants … Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky, a week does not pass without me hearing from or about families who have been …
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Kentucky Man Receives 20 Year Prison Sentence For Distributing Powerful Opiate Fentanyl That Resulted In Overdose Death

… a minimum of 20 years, and a maximum of life in prison, without parole.  Garrett’s drug supplier and co-defendant, … “He exploited her addiction in order to make a few dollars without regard for the tragic consequences of his criminal …
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Suburban Detroit Doctor Pleads Guilty To Unlawful Distribution Of Prescription Pills

… August 16th, 2017, to writing prescriptions for oxycodone without medical justification. Lemisch was joined in the … that the street value of the oxycodone she prescribed without justification exceeded $2 million. Boris Zigmond, …
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New Jersey Doctor Indicted On Charges He Sold Oxycodone Prescriptions To Patients With No Legitimate Need For The Drug

… continued to write prescriptions until Justice’s death, without medical justification. “Doctors are supposed to … his patients’ addictions and kept prescribing oxycodone without justification, which resulted in the death of …
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As Part Of Nationwide Health Care Fraud Takedown, DEA Arrests Orange County Doctor Who Illicitly Sold Over 1.2 Million Narcotic Pills

… addicts and drug dealers in exchange for fixed cash fees, without any medical basis for the prescriptions. During the … prescriptions to addicts in other states, such as Oregon, without ever seeing the “patients” for an in-person …
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Lake Worth Doctor Arrested On Fifty-Five Counts Of Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone At Lake Worth Clinic

… highly addictive oxycodone and other controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual … The indictment alleges that Deleon prescribed oxycodone without appropriate documentation establishing a valid …
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Local Residents Indicted In Multi-Million Dollar Ketamine Conspiracy

… fraud scheme involving the sale of ketamine to patients without a valid prescription, announced U.S. Attorney … of dollars per month to provide pre-signed prescriptions without examining patients. Diamond and Save Rite then …
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Santa Barbara Doctor Known As ‘Candy Man’ Pleads Guilty To Illegally Writing Prescriptions For Huge Quantities Of Dangerous Narcotics

… guilty to 10 counts of distributing controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose and one count of … act outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose.” Court documents …
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Doctor Sentenced To 57 Months In Prison For Selling Oxycodone Prescriptions To Addicts And Dealers For Cash And Gifts

… of Oxycodone pills and other highly addictive painkillers without any legitimate medical purpose. U.S. District Judge … dispense oxycodone, known by the brand name of OxyContin, without a legitimate medical purpose. Watson admitted that …
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DEA Albany Locates And Arrests Wanted Felon

… William J. Fisher and remanded to the Otsego County Jail without bail pending her arraignment in the Otsego County … Judge Brian D. Burns and remanded back to the County Jail without bail.  She is scheduled to reappear in the County …
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St. Charles, Republic Women Sentenced For Meth Conspiracy

… Paluczak was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison without parole. Courtois was sentenced to four years in federal prison without parole. Both Paluczak and Courtois pleaded guilty to …
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Kansas Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Grow Marijuana: Thousands Of Plants Found In Buchanan, Clinton Counties

… mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of 40 years in federal prison without parole, plus a fine up to $2 million. A sentencing …
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Eagle Dentist Sentenced For Prescription Drug Fraud

… in any capacity related to dentistry or pharmaceuticals without the permission of his probation officer. … Akhtar further admitted the prescriptions were written without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual …
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