Mississippi Business Journal » illegal drugs http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Ex-teller accused of stealing for drugs pleads innocent http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/26/ex-teller-accused-of-stealing-for-drugs-pleads-innocent/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ex-teller-accused-of-stealing-for-drugs-pleads-innocent http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/26/ex-teller-accused-of-stealing-for-drugs-pleads-innocent/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:04:57 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=64327 GULFPORT — A Biloxi woman has pleaded not guilty to stealing $80,980 from a bank’s vault while she was employed as a vault teller. The Sun Herald reports 29-year-old Ashley Ann Keel entered her plea yesterday in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. Her trial is set for Dec. 3. Magistrate Judge Robert H. Walker ordered [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/26/ex-teller-accused-of-stealing-for-drugs-pleads-innocent/feed/ 0 Men convicted of marijuana charges related to car lot raid http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/30/men-convicted-of-marijuana-charges-related-to-car-lot-raid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=men-convicted-of-marijuana-charges-related-to-car-lot-raid http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/30/men-convicted-of-marijuana-charges-related-to-car-lot-raid/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2012 23:20:53 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=63236 JACKSON — Two men convicted of marijuana charges related to a raid on a Jackson car lot have been sentenced to more than five years each. Johnny Earl Course and David E. Jones were sentenced in U.S. District Court in Jackson related to a raid on Paradise Auto Sales in south Jackson. Jones was sentenced [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/30/men-convicted-of-marijuana-charges-related-to-car-lot-raid/feed/ 0 Auto dealer gets more than three years for marijuana possession http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/03/auto-dealer-gets-more-than-three-years-for-marijuana-possession/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=auto-dealer-gets-more-than-three-years-for-marijuana-possession http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/03/auto-dealer-gets-more-than-three-years-for-marijuana-possession/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:52:04 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=60572 JACKSON — A man convicted of a marijuana charge related to a raid on a Jackson car lot has been sentenced to more than three years. Jeremy Lee Stambaugh, owner of Paradise Auto Sales in south Jackson, was arrested at the car lot in February along with Johnny Earl Course and David E. Jones. Stambaugh [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/03/auto-dealer-gets-more-than-three-years-for-marijuana-possession/feed/ 0 Physician pleads guilty to writing fake prescriptions; to repay $1.6M http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/15/physician-pleads-guilty-to-writing-fake-prescriptions-to-repay-1-6m/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=physician-pleads-guilty-to-writing-fake-prescriptions-to-repay-1-6m http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/15/physician-pleads-guilty-to-writing-fake-prescriptions-to-repay-1-6m/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:39:32 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=58585 NATCHEZ — A Mississippi physician who wrote fake prescriptions that helped defraud Medicare of more than $5 million lost her medical license and has been ordered in Baton Rouge, La., federal court to repay the insurer $1.6 million. Dr. Jo A. Francis, of Natchez, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit health care [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/15/physician-pleads-guilty-to-writing-fake-prescriptions-to-repay-1-6m/feed/ 0 Car dealer pleads guilty after raid nets 416 pounds of marijuana http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/29/car-dealer-pleads-guilty-after-raid-nets-416-pounds-of-marijuana/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=car-dealer-pleads-guilty-after-raid-nets-416-pounds-of-marijuana http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/29/car-dealer-pleads-guilty-after-raid-nets-416-pounds-of-marijuana/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 19:37:40 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=57800 JACKSON — Federal court records say the owner of a used car dealership in Jackson has pleaded guilty to charges related to a raid on his business that allegedly uncovered 416 pounds of marijuana. Jeremy Lee Stambaugh, owner of Paradise Auto Sales in south Jackson, was arrested at the car lot in February along with [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/29/car-dealer-pleads-guilty-after-raid-nets-416-pounds-of-marijuana/feed/ 0 Car dealer charged with intent to distribute 416 pounds of marijuana http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/22/car-dealer-charged-with-intent-to-distribute-416-pounds-of-marijuana/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=car-dealer-charged-with-intent-to-distribute-416-pounds-of-marijuana http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/22/car-dealer-charged-with-intent-to-distribute-416-pounds-of-marijuana/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:23:45 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=52815 JACKSON — The owner of a used car dealership in Jackson and two other men have been charged with possession with intent to distribute 416 pounds of marijuana after a tip led authorities to the car lot, federal court records said. Jeremy Lee Stambaugh, owner of Paradise Auto Sales in south Jackson, was arrested at [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/22/car-dealer-charged-with-intent-to-distribute-416-pounds-of-marijuana/feed/ 0 Ex-surgeon gets jail time for writing illegal prescriptions http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/09/ex-surgeon-gets-jail-time-for-writing-illegal-prescriptions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ex-surgeon-gets-jail-time-for-writing-illegal-prescriptions http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/09/ex-surgeon-gets-jail-time-for-writing-illegal-prescriptions/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:15:22 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=50427 GULFPORT — A former Gulf Coast surgeon has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for writing and selling illegal prescriptions. In addition to the 135-month prison term, 43-year-old Je Song also was fined $10,000 by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden in Gulfport. The Sun Herald said a co-defendant — 41-year-old Oliver “Butch” [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/09/ex-surgeon-gets-jail-time-for-writing-illegal-prescriptions/feed/ 0 Ex-surgeon to be sentenced for drug trafficking http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/30/ex-surgeon-to-be-sentenced-for-drug-trafficking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ex-surgeon-to-be-sentenced-for-drug-trafficking http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/30/ex-surgeon-to-be-sentenced-for-drug-trafficking/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:48:28 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=47847 GULFPORT — A Jan. 6 sentencing date has been set for a former Stone County surgeon who has pleaded guilty to selling prescriptions for pain pills and anxiety medication. A federal grand jury indicted 43-year-old Je Song in a 35-count indictment. Song has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/30/ex-surgeon-to-be-sentenced-for-drug-trafficking/feed/ 0 Ex-surgeon indicted for witness tampering http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/27/ex-surgeon-indicted-for-witness-tampering/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ex-surgeon-indicted-for-witness-tampering http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/27/ex-surgeon-indicted-for-witness-tampering/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:31:24 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=22858 JACKSON COUNTY — A Jackson County grand jury has indicted former heart surgeon David Bruce Allen on charges he allegedly tried to bribe witnesses in a marijuana cultivation case. Allen is charged with one count each of bribing a witness, witness tampering and trying to get someone to commit perjury. Prosecutors allege Allen tried to [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/27/ex-surgeon-indicted-for-witness-tampering/feed/ 0 Barbour signs ‘meth’ bill into law http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/02/11/barbour-signs-meth-bill-into-law/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=barbour-signs-meth-bill-into-law http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/02/11/barbour-signs-meth-bill-into-law/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:36:20 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=19051 JACKSON — Gov. Haley Barbour has signed House Bill 512, aimed at restricting the purchase of a key ingredient of the illegal drug methamphetamine. House Bill 512, which takes effect July 1, requires a doctor’s prescription to purchase cold and sinus medicine containing the ingredient pseudoephedrine. The bill swiftly passed the Legislature this month with [...]

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