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http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/nelsonSent.htm
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Press Release
For Immediate Release
May 29, 2002
Internet Doctor Sentenced to Over 4 Years in Prison
Robert McCampbell, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, announced that Dr. Ricky Joe Nelson was sentenced to 51 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute controlled drugs through internet prescriptions. The sentence was imposed today by United States District Judge David Russell.
Nelson, an Oklahoma City doctor, was convicted at trial in January of conspiring to distribute controlled drugs by giving prescriptions over the internet to patients he had never seen. Nelson was also convicted of conspiring to launder the proceeds of the scheme through a wire transfer of $175,000 to a West Indies bank account in the name of a Bahamian corporation he had formed.
Nelson, 45, was sentenced to concurrent sentences of 51 months on each of the two counts. He was also sentenced to concurrent two year terms of supervised release on each count. In addition, Nelson was ordered to forfeit a total of $660,000, which includes the $175,000 in the offshore account.
This sentence should be viewed as a clear signal that illegal internet prescribing by doctors will not be tolerated, McCampbell said. The sentence, though harsh, is appropriate since Dr. Nelsons license to prescribe drugs was critical to the success of the scheme.
Evidence at trial showed that Nelson prescribed Hydrocodone, a potentially addictive painkiller, and other drugs after patients requested them on the NationPharmacy.com website.
Although the internet has made life better in many ways, there are some things which simply cannot be done in cyberspace; prescribing dangerous drugs is one of those things. McCampbell stated.
The case was prosecuted by U.S. Attorney Robert McCampbell and Assistant U.S. Attorney Randy Sengel. The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Internal Revenue Service.
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JasonG
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here we go....
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johng
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there is a common thread to all of the md internet convections.
1. there is always other illeagal activity going on. such as diversion of money, insuarnce fraud etc.
2. there is always an excessive amount of a certin drug which can not be explained. ie the totals go from (just an example) 100 c3 scripts to the next month 10000 scripts for c3.
3. the nrop/phamacy is found not to be in a 'real' location such as from the mds house.
the red falgs come from other activities which lead the dea to the internet activity. it seems the greed kicks in and the nrop starts trying to incress there take and that raises the flags. not the internet activity it is only found while they are looking at the other items.
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fdafda
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I'm glad that with the second post that johng said it how it is. I couldn't have said it better myself. The key thing here, I'm sure, is the fact that he wired $175k out of the country. If someone has never done that before, of course that is going to be red flagged.
What makes anyone think they can transfer that amount of money out of the country without someone noticing?
Nice post johng!
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Mikalyn
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I noticed the date was May 2002. Am I missing something, or is this ad pretty old? Just want to make sure I'm not reading the date incorrectly.
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alphie
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Indeed,
It is old, old, old. This is our site's way of underscoring the consequences of mentioning names such as Dr. M's (a different thread). Freedom of speech has its benefits, but when it hinders the collective good, problems arise.
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willjr73
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Yea, this doc did not seem like the sharpest crayon in the box! (Hello Western Union (or whichever bank wire service he used) i'd like to wire this $175,000 to xyz corporation. DUH! Red flags left and right!
Will
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kandi
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Indeed,
It is old, old, old. This is our site's way of underscoring the consequences of mentioning names such as Dr. M's (a different thread). Freedom of speech has its benefits, but when it hinders the collective good, problems arise.
Hmmmmm..interesting...this is indeed very old news. So old in fact, that the good Dr. Nelson is probably out of the pokey by now (good behavior ) and may have even 'morphed' into DR. M! LOL! But seriously folks, I certainly understand the need for discretion on a public forum, but are there any regulars on here that actually believe that LE isn't already well aware of Dr. M? I mean, if WE can get a script from him for whatever ails us, why would anyone believe that LE CAN'T? Of course this is not to imply that I personally have had any knowledge or dealings with Dr. M...I am speaking strictly in generalities here.
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alphie
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I agree with you totally. This board is not a wealth of info for the feds. However, better to be safe than sorry...moreover, better not to slander than slander!
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PlyrLacy
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YIKES ... this was a lifetime ago. I've received scripts from Dr. Nelson, way backin 2000 when Nations was alive.
Ahhhh ... the memories ....
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