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Oxycodone Scheme Sentence: CT Man Headed To Jail Oxycodone Scheme Sentence: CT Man Headed To Jail
Oxycodone Scheme Sentence: CT Man Headed To Jail A 46-year-old Connecticut man who admitted to running an oxycodone scheme that used stolen prescription pads will spend the next year behind bars, officials said.  Hartford County resident Jayson Kemp, of East Windsor, was sentenced on Tuesday, May 9, to a year and a day in prison and three years of probation in the case, the US Attorney for Connecticut said.  Kemp admitted to using stolen prescription pad pages from multiple medical providers to get oxycodone, the prosecutor said. He would also sell sheets of the books for thousands of dollars each.  Investigators said Kemp…

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by Josh Lanier
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Duo Nabbed Trying To Get Medications With Fake Prescriptions In Fairfield County, Police Say Duo Nabbed Trying To Get Medications With Fake Prescriptions In Fairfield County, Police Say
Duo Nabbed Trying To Get Medications With Fake Prescriptions In Fairfield County, Police Say Two men have been arrested for allegedly attempting to illegally obtain prescription medications from a Fairfield County pharmacy. New York City residents Christopher Estrella, age 21, of Queens, and Isa Hills, also 21, of Manhattan, were arrested on Monday, April 19, by Westport Police, said Lieutenant David Wolf.  Their arrests took place after Westport Police received a report from a local pharmacy that an unknown person was attempting to obtain prescription medications via the phone, Wolf said. The pharmacy said that after calling the prescribing doctor to verify wh…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Westchester Man Busted Allegedly Attempting To Fill Fake Prescription In Fairfield County Westchester Man Busted Allegedly Attempting To Fill Fake Prescription In Fairfield County
Westchester Man Busted Allegedly Attempting To Fill Fake Prescription In Fairfield County A Westchester County man was busted attempting to fill a fake prescription at a pharmacy in Fairfield County.  Coleem Luther Field, 20, of Mount Vernon, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 1, after allegedly attempting to fill a fake prescription at a central Greenwich pharmacy, said Greenwich Police Capt. Mark Zuccerella. According to Zuccerella, a pharmacist in Greenwich contacted police when Fields attempted to fill a prescription he believed to be fake. Plainclothes officers responded to the store and detained three people believed to be involved in passing fake prescriptions in order to…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Tried To Get Medication With Fake Prescription In Greenwich, Police Say Man Tried To Get Medication With Fake Prescription In Greenwich, Police Say
Man Tried To Get Medication With Fake Prescription In Greenwich, Police Say A 20-year-old man was nabbed attempting to fill a fraudulent prescription after the pharmacist became suspicious and called the police. Luis Caballero, of Brooklyn, was arrested by Greenwich Police on Tuesday, March 5, when he returned to pick up the prescription, Greenwich Police said. The incident began when police received a report from a local pharmacy that they had received what they believed to be a fraudulent prescription order. Police conducted an investigation and determined that the doctor listed on the prescription had prescribed the medication, police said. At around 6 p.m., Ca…

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by Kathy Reakes