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WEST PALM BEACH, FL---A medical doctor who practiced pain management medicine in West Palm Beach, has pleaded guilty to operating a drug distribution ring between Florida and Vermont for several years.
Andrew Weiss, of Boca Raton, Fl., pleaded guilty in West Palm Beach before U.S. District Court Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley to four counts of illegally dispensing Oxycontin outside the course of professional medical practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose.
Weiss faces a statutory maximum punishment of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine on the drug charges. He also agreed to forfeit $200,000 in cash derived from the scheme.
As stated in court, the Government had linked nearly 15,000 Oxycodone tablets caused to be illegally dispensed by Weiss during the course of the conspiracy. According to court records, the Oxycontin in this case was obtained illegally from Weiss while he worked under either St. Lucie Pain Center, or Pain Management of the Palm Beaches. Weiss illegally issued Oxycontin prescriptions in the names of real persons who were not his actual medical patients. The prescriptions were then filled, and the Oxycontin was sent to Vermont for illegal street sales. 2-17-06
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