Georgia doctor pleads guilty to Irish Traveler drug scheme
Source: Associated Press
Updated 1:58 am, Tuesday, January 30, 2018
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Georgia doctor has pleaded guilty to illegally providing prescriptions for opioids that were sold throughout a so-called Irish Travelers community in South Carolina.
The State reports 76-year-old Fred Gilliard pleaded guilty to illegally distributing oxycodone Monday.
Prosecutor Jay Richardson says the general practice doctor who specialized in addiction therapy provided the Irish Travelers with prescriptions for drugs that were sold throughout the Murphy Village community. Richardson says Gilliard also asked female patients for sex.
Federal agents investigating a white-collar crime ring in the community received a tip about the doctor last year.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Georgia-doctor-pleads-guilty-to-Irish-Traveler-12535517.php
Posted January 30, 2018 09:43 am - Updated January 30, 2018 10:46 am
By Associated Press
Georgia doctor pleads guilty to Irish Traveler drug scheme
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Georgia doctor has pleaded guilty to illegally providing prescriptions for opioids that were sold throughout a so-called Irish Travelers community in North Augusta.
The State newspaper reports 76-year-old Fred Gilliard pleaded guilty to illegally distributing oxycodone Monday.
Prosecutor Jay Richardson says the general practice doctor who specialized in addiction therapy provided the Irish Travelers with prescriptions for drugs that were sold throughout the Murphy Village community. Richardson says Gilliard also asked female patients for sex.
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Gilliard has previously served time for illegal distribution of drugs and Medicare billing fraud. According to the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners, Gilliard’s license to practice in that state lapsed in 1974.
More:
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2018-01-30/georgia-doctor-pleads-guilty-irish-traveler-drug-scheme
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