Friday, January 22, 2010
Doctor Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges
WEST VIRGINIA...
Dr. Brian J. McDevitt faces up to 14 years in prison when sentenced May 12th. McDevitt pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Charleston to conspiring to illegally allow others to use his federal registration number to distribute Phentermine diet pills. The U.S. Attorney's Office says McDevitt practiced in Varney, Huntington and Chapmanville. A stipulation of facts entered with McDevitt's plea says three employees at the Varney clinic used McDevitt's federal registration number on more than 800 occasions to illegally distribute the pills. According to the filing, McDevitt made almost $65,000 from the illegal sales.
Dr. Brian J. McDevitt faces up to 14 years in prison when sentenced May 12th. McDevitt pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Charleston to conspiring to illegally allow others to use his federal registration number to distribute Phentermine diet pills. The U.S. Attorney's Office says McDevitt practiced in Varney, Huntington and Chapmanville. A stipulation of facts entered with McDevitt's plea says three employees at the Varney clinic used McDevitt's federal registration number on more than 800 occasions to illegally distribute the pills. According to the filing, McDevitt made almost $65,000 from the illegal sales.
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