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Pharmacist, stepfather sentenced in Internet pharmacy case
Associated Press
DALLAS - A pharmacist was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday for his role in improperly dispensing drugs via an Internet pharmacy, U.S. Attorney Richard B. Roper said.
Clayton H. Fuchs, 34, of Rockwall, was found guilty in 2003 on all counts of an indictment that charged various felony offenses related to his operation of the Internet pharmacy and the illegal dispensing of controlled substances.
The jury found Fuchs guilty on all six counts charged in the indictment that included conspiracy to dispense a controlled substance, operating a continuing criminal enterprise and money laundering.
Also Wednesday, Fuchs' stepfather, co-defendant Eugene Gonzales, 50, of Garland, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years. Gonzales had been found guilty of conspiracy to launder money with Fuchs.
Fuchs and the other defendants were also ordered to forfeit the proceeds they acquired with the illegal funds.
Also convicted at that trial was pharmacist Waldrick Lemons, 32, of DeSoto, who was found guilty of conspiracy to illegally dispense controlled substances.
Fuchs was the owner and operator of Friendly Pharmacy and Main Street Pharmacy, businesses that both had Web-based operations. Testimony at trial showed that online customers could access the Web site, complete a questionnaire and pick a controlled substance. The pharmacy found doctors willing to sign prescriptions without seeing the patient.
Testimony at trial revealed that after a Texas State Board of Pharmacy inspector told Fuchs that prescriptions initiated without a valid doctor-patient relationship were invalid, Fuchs continued to dispense new prescriptions and refills for a month. He then closed operations in Texas and moved to Oklahoma, setting up Main Street Pharmacy. It did the same thing with the same customer base as Friendly Pharmacy.
Jeez, they finally got around to convicting this guy? Hadn't heard that name for a while. I figured he'd already done his time. 20 years is pretty freakin' harsh.
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Hadn't heard that name for a while. I figured he'd already done his time. 20 years is pretty freakin' harsh.