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Posted on Tuesday, 23rd December 2008 by dcooley

I previously wondered whether the government would indict individuals involved in internet pharmacy operations after the passage of the Ryan Haight Act but before its 2009 effective date.  I now have my answer.  David A. Vogel, Jonathan Vogel and Carrie Demers were indicted in the U.S. District Court for East Texas for their alleged involvement in [...]

Tags: Indictment, Internet Pharmacy Law, Madison Pain Clinic, Ryan Haight Act
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Posted on Sunday, 21st December 2008 by dcooley

Disciplinary proceedings for pharmacist Rick Kloxin and Hogan’s Pharmacy owners Mark Poindexter and JoLane Poindexter wrapped up last week.  Their licenses were suspended last March, as a result of several complaints about their internet pharmacy business.  The three were later charged in August “with felony counts of computer crime, conspiracy to commit computer crime, commercial [...]

Tags: Administrative Hearing, Hogan's Pharmacy, Internet Pharmacy Law, Kansas, State Law
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Posted on Tuesday, 16th December 2008 by dcooley

Criminal defense attorneys in various federal internet pharmacy trials have recently, though unsuccessfully, sought to dismiss federal indictments (via Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12b) utilizing somewhat similar arguments to the ones posited here, including the argument that the passage of the Ryan Haight Act indicates that pre-Ryan Haight Act law did not outlaw online consultations with extensive [...]

Tags: AffPower, Criminal Appeals, Criminal Defense, Internet Pharmacy Law, JIVE, Motion to Dismiss, Ryan Haight Act
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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 [...]

Tags: Doctors, Drug Possession, Indictment, Internet Pharmacy Law, Ohio, State Law, Steroids
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Posted on Tuesday, 4th November 2008 by dcooley

Since I have written quite a bit more on internet pharmacy law and strategy related to the Ryan Haight Act and criminal defense law after my last outline, I figured I would update it and attempt to present it in a more organized fashion.  Below please find a catalogue of some of my most popular articles [...]

Tags: Controlled Substances, Criminal Appeals, Criminal Defense, Internet Pharmacy Law, Motion to Dismiss, Non-Controlled Substances, Ryan Haight Act
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