PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - A Gulf Coast doctor has been convicted on
federal charges of conspiring to illegally prescribe pain killers
and money laundering.
Prosecutors said Wednesday that Dr. Gerardo A. Klug, 65, faces a
maximum of 40 years in prison and $1.25 million in fines.
Sentencing is set for Feb. 13 by U.S. District Judge Casey Rodgers.
A Pensacola jury found Klug guilty of dispensing controlled
substances including Oxycontin, Lortab and Methadone to patients
who didn't need the drugs for pain control.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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Florida Doctor Convicted In Prescription Drug Ring
A Pensacola jury found him guilty of dispensing Oxycontin, Lortab and Methadone to patients who didn't need the drugs for pain control.
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