Journal Staff Friday Jun 7, 2019 at 5:26 PM Jun 7, 2019 at 5:26 PM Three Providence men have been arrested and face charges resulting from an investigation of a large-scale fentanyl-distribution ring, according to the East Providence police.The investigation involved the East Providence police vice unit and the Providence police intelligence and organized crime bureau, according to the...
Elizabeth Dinan Friday Jun 7, 2019 at 11:45 AM Jun 7, 2019 at 11:45 AM CONCORD — Four days after he was sentenced to a 4-year prison sentence, a former physician assistant, who illicitly prescribed an addictive fentanyl spray for cash kickbacks, filed notice with the U. S. District Court that he intends to appeal.Christopher Clough, 45,...
Elizabeth Dinan edinan@seacoastonline.com @DinanElizabeth Friday Jun 7, 2019 at 11:45 AM Jun 7, 2019 at 11:45 AM CONCORD Four days after he was sentenced to a 4-year prison sentence, a former physician assistant, who illicitly prescribed an addictive fentanyl spray for cash kickbacks, filed notice with the U. S. District Court that he intends to appeal.Christopher...
I’m a sucker for a good court case. I used to cover a lot of them in my Richmond days. Over the years, I heard and wrote stories about drug dealers, people smugglers, kidnappers, killers and many other bad people. Even had to...
Though a wealth of information has been made public about the relatively low risk presented by accidental exposure to the synthetic opioid, fentanyl, lawmakers, law enforcement and media outlets continue to issue warnings and even propose legislation to provide safeguards to prevent overdose. A recent article in Reason cited...
An amount of fentanyl deadly enough to kill two horses was found in a sippy cup that led to the death of a 17-month-old baby in Pittsburgh. The 23-year-old mother of the child has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment.Officials said the baby,...
The man, formerly from Seminole, manufactured and distributed hundreds of thousands of counterfeit oxycodone pills that were made with fentanyl, the U.S. Attorney said. TAMPA – A federal jury has found a Seminole man guilty of multiple crimes related to the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit...
BOSTON (Reuters) - A unit of Insys Therapeutics Inc pleaded guilty on Friday to fraud charges as part of an $225 million deal with the U.S. Justice Department resolving claims that the drugmaker bribed doctors to prescribe an addictive opioid medication. FILE PHOTO: John Kapoor,...