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Worcester Doc Who Prescribed Highly Addictive Drugs 'Like Candy' Convicted: Feds Worcester Doc Who Prescribed Highly Addictive Drugs 'Like Candy' Convicted: Feds
Worcester Doc Who Prescribed Highly Addictive Drugs 'Like Candy' Convicted: Feds A Worcester psychiatrist was convicted of illegally prescribing highly addictive drugs like Xanax, Klonopin, and Adderall, federal authorities announced. One FBI agent said the doctor gave out these prescriptions "as casually as Halloween candy." Mohamad Och, age 67, was found guilty of illegally prescribing a Schedule II drug and one count of illegally prescribing a Schedule IV narcotic following an 11-day trial, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He potentially faces decades in jail when he is sentenced in February.  Och owned and ran Island Counseling Center…

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by Josh Lanier
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Harvard Morgue Manager Kept Body Parts At Home, Sold Them To Black Market Network: Feds Harvard Morgue Manager Kept Body Parts At Home, Sold Them To Black Market Network: Feds
Harvard Morgue Manager Kept Body Parts At Home, Sold Them To Black Market Network: Feds A manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue is accused of stealing body parts from cadavers and selling them to several people across the country, federal investigators said.  Cedric Lodge, 55, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, is charged with interstate transport of stolen goods — the goods being human body parts, according to the US Department of Justice. His wife, Denise Lodge, is also charged in the case.  Other members of the "nationwide network" who are also charged with  interstate transport of stolen goods include:  Katerina Maclean, age 44, of Salem, Massachusetts Joshua Taylor, 4…

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by Josh Lanier & Jillian Pikora