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Shady Pharmacist's Conviction Affirmed; Flunky's Conviction Reversed

By Shari Allison

US v. Lovern, 2009 WL 2871538 (10th Cir. Sept. 9, 2009) (published):Two employees of a shady internet pharmacy, Red Mesa, went to trial and were convicted of charges relating to a conspiracy to dispense drugs in violation of the Controlled Substances Act after the principal owner-operator of the pharmacy pled guilty. The Court affirmed the conviction of one defendant, Jerry Lovern, and reversed the conviction of the second employee, Robert Barron.The principal owners, Mr. and Mrs. Hilst, began the business by submitting false information in their application to the Kansas Board of Pharmacy and the DEA. Their pharmacy obtained customers solely through two websites run by companies based in Costa Rica and Seattle. Customers submitted questionnaires and asked for prescriptions...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tenth Circuit Blog on September 11, 2009 (boomark / email).