Doctor appeals prison sentence
A retired Wewoka doctor has appealed his prison sentence for illegally distributing prescription drugs through an Internet pharmacy, claiming federal prosecutors coerced his guilty plea when they offered to dismiss charges against his cancer-stricken wife in exchange for it.
A Bloomington doctor was sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison and $1.3 million dollars in fines and restitution yesterday in federal court after pleading guilty to charges of health care fraud and unlawful drug distribution in March of this year.