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Posted on Thursday, 4th December 2008 by dcooley

Alexis Avello and Peter Colon Lopez, both involved in the Pharmacom International Corp. internet pharmacy prescription case, were sentenced November 25 in an Iowa District Court.  Lopez, who pled guilty to one count of illegally distributing prescription drugs and one count of money laundering, was sentenced to nearly two years in prison.  Avello received three years for [...]

Tags: Internet Pharmacy Law, Pharmacom, Plea, Sentence
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Posted on Wednesday, 3rd December 2008 by dcooley

A federal judge in Atlanta sentenced Dr. Vladimir Andries to three years probation on Monday for his role in an internet pharmacy operation.  Andries, who faced up to two years in federal prison, was indicted in 2006 along with six other doctors for their role in the online pharmacy scheme.  In his plea bargain, Andries admitted [...]

Tags: Doctors, Internet Pharmacy Law, Plea, Ryan Haight Act, Sentence
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Posted on Thursday, 25th September 2008 by dcooley

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, [...]

Tags: Controlled Substances, Criminal Appeals, Criminal Defense, Doctors, Indictment, Internet Pharmacy Law, Non-Controlled Substances, Plea, Sentence, Trial
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Posted on Thursday, 11th September 2008 by dcooley

Billy Flint East, owner of William & Mary Pharmacy, pled guilty to money laundering and the distribution of a controlled substance over the internet, allegedly filling over 5 million pills of the pain killer hydrocodone (Vicodin) with prescriptions authorized by online consultation doctors.  East agreed to serve two years in prison and forfeit vehicles and cash, [...]

Tags: Forfeiture, Internet Pharmacy Law, Pharmacies, Plea, Sentence
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