LA Doctor Convicted Of Unlawfully Prescribing Narcotics
A 56-year-old physician has been convicted of prescribing narcotics to patients who had no medical need for them, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced Friday.
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A 56-year-old physician has been convicted of prescribing narcotics to patients who had no medical need for them, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced Friday.
Mark Wayne Hewlett is accused of going to four different doctors between Sept. 9, 2013 and Nov. 15, 2013 and getting five prescriptions for the powerful pain killer Hydrocodone.
A 47-year-old doctor accused of illegally distributing addictive painkillers recently plead not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges.
Federal officials say a La Mirada doctor has been found guilty of federal drug trafficking charges for distributing prescription painkillers like Vicodin and Norco and laundering the proceeds.
An Orange County doctor has agreed to plead guilty to charges of illegally prescribing drugs to his patients at nightly meetings in Starbucks stores.
Federal authorities have searched the office of a doctor suspected of prescribing Vicodin and other painkillers to patients who had no medical need for them.
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Moore was clear not to place blame on firefighters on the line, but rather challenged "leadership decisions, legacy systems and long-standing structural constraints that must evolve to meet today's risk environment."
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Moore was clear not to place blame on firefighters on the line, but rather challenged "leadership decisions, legacy systems and long-standing structural constraints that must evolve to meet today's risk environment."
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A man was sucker punched after confronting a group that cut the line at Disneyland's Indiana Jones Adventure, his family said.
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Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a California Republican who had been in Congress for more than a decade, has died at the age of 65.
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The DMV said it is giving Tesla Motors 60 days to address its misleading use of "autopilot," or it could have its dealer license temporarily suspended.
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Coen Carr scored 18 points and Jaxon Kohler added 16 on perfect shooting to lead No. 12 Michigan State to an 80-51 blowout against Southern California.
Luka Doncic scored 36 points, LeBron James added 26 points with 10 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 120-114 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
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