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Posted on Friday, 30th January 2009 by dcooley

A federal district court unsealed a 198 count indictment of several individuals associated with an Alabama compounding pharmacy (Applied Pharmacy Services, Inc.) and extensive steroid distribution network alleged to have dispensed anabolic steroids between 2003-2006 “outside the usual course of professional practice.”  Those indicted include A. Samuel Kelley II, Jason R. Kelley, Jodi C. Silvio, J. [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 25th November 2008 by dcooley

While most of the news coverage on the Ohio steroid possession indictment two weeks ago concerned the fact that the drug prescriptions were allegedly obtained online from Dr. Ramon Scruggs (i.e. an “internet pharmacy”), the method of obtaining drugs does not appear to be legally relevant under Ohio law (after a brief, cursory inspection of [...]

Tags: Drug Possession, Indictment, Internet Pharmacy Law, Ohio, State Law, Steroids
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Posted on Wednesday, 12th November 2008 by dcooley

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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Posted on Friday, 10th October 2008 by dcooley

As I reported in September, the criminal charges against an internet pharmacy, Signature Compounding Pharmacy, were dismissed with prejudice by an Albany, NY judge because of, among other things, inadequate grand jury instructions.
Now the operators of Signature Pharmacy have filed a civil rights complaint in Orange County, Florida against Albany District Attorney David Soares, assistant prosecutor Christopher P. [...]

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Posted on Friday, 12th September 2008 by dcooley

A state judge in Albany, NY dismissed with prejudice charges against Signature Compounding Pharmacy and its executives: Chief Executive Officer Naomi Loomis, Chief Operating Officer Robert “Stan” Loomis, head pharmacist Kenneth “Mike” Loomis and business-development director Kirk Calver.  The indictment alleged that Signature Pharmacy was at the center of an internet drug distribution scheme filling internet steroid prescriptions [...]

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