by dcooley on November 12, 2008
A Cuyahoga County grand jury in Ohio returned a state indictment against police officer Anthony Tuleta, former firefighter Craig Romey and former EMS paramedic Angel Otero for the possession of steroids purchased from an internet pharmacy. Also indicted was Dr. Ramon Scruggs of California. Dr. Scruggs faces 13 counts of drug trafficking.
According to Cleveland.com, “Tuleta, Romey and [...]
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by dcooley on October 8, 2008
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah today announced the indictment of 18 individuals under The Controlled Substances Act for activities connected with two online pharmacies (lighthousemeds.com and federalmeds.com). Specifically, the press release and indictment allege violations of The Controlled Substances Act for the following reasons:
some customers could purchase drugs from an online pharmacy without a [...]
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James Brinton,
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by dcooley on September 25, 2008
The DEA’s Diversion Control website provides a list of doctors convicted or with pending trials under The Controlled Substances Act. Unfortunately, it is nowhere near exhaustive. Moreover, the list includes offline prescription convictions. The list, for example, also would include a local doctor who might blindly write prescriptions for his or her patients. In fact, [...]
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