Thursday 18th April 2024

Kentucky City Councilman charged in prescription drug scheme

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BARBOURVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A city councilman in Kentucky who is also a pharmacist has been accused of illegally filling out prescription drugs and participating in a scheme to distribute the medications. Barbourville Councilman Calvin Manis was charged Wednesday after agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency searched his pharmacy. An affidavit obtained by the Lexington Herald-Leader says 73-year-old Manis filled prescriptions for a cooperating witness. The newspaper reports the witness had been running a sponsorship scheme that would help others get medications from Manis. A drug task force officer said in the affidavit Manis had knowledge of the scheme.

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