‘Doctor shopping’ for drugs on the rise, say La. police
Louisiana State Police Criminal Investigative Division Troopers have been busy recently working criminal cases of “doctor shopping”. Individuals who are addicted...
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Ex-pharmacist in N.J. guilty of drug diversion
A former pharmacist who worked for the former Eckerd national chain at eight drugstores throughout northern New Jersey pleaded guilty today...
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Tenn. doc arrested for prescribing needless prescriptions
CLINTON – A now-retired doctor has been indicted for TennCare fraud and reckless endangerment following a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation probe....
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OK jury convicts doctor of drug diversion and fraud
An Oklahoma City doctor faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine after being convicted of writing...
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Florida doc sentenced to 24 years for drug diversion
A judge has sentenced a Panhandle doctor to 24 years and four months in prison after convicting him of over-prescribing narcotics...
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Drug and fraud charges filed against California doctor
Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that charges were filed against Dr. Lisa Barden of Rancho Cucumonga, who broke...
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Idaho nurse accused of illegally prescribing prescriptions
A Twin Falls County grand jury has indicted a nurse practitioner on eight counts of both prescription fraud and conspiracy to...
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Drug diversion on the rise, say N.C. police officials
Fayetteville police say they are investigating more cases of diversion — the illegal distribution or abuse of prescription drugs — than...
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Washington doc accused of drug diversion and fraud
Federal search warrants released Friday accuse Dr. Antoine Johnson of selling prescriptions for cash, filing false bills for medical service and...
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Utah family accused of illegally distributing prescriptions
A family of 3 is facing felony charges in connection with the sale of prescription drugs. Police arrested Luanne Olson, 48,...
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