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Bucks Doctor Who Overprescribed Opioids Learns His Fate Bucks Doctor Who Overprescribed Opioids Learns His Fate
Bucks Doctor Who Overprescribed Opioids Learns His Fate The Bucks County physician convicted of overprescribing opioids to patients will spend two to six years behind bars, a judge has ruled.  Dr. Richard A. Kondan, 59, of Doylestown, previously pleaded no contest in March to charges of unlawful prescription of a controlled substance, said the Bucks County District Attorney's Office in a statement.  According to prosecutors, Kondan failed to follow "accepted treatment principles" while prescribing highly-addictive painkillers to patients, and did not keep accurate medical records regarding his prescriptions.  In some cases, …

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by Mac Bullock
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These Pennsylvania Natives Won Big At 2022 Emmy Awards These Pennsylvania Natives Won Big At 2022 Emmy Awards
These Pennsylvania Natives Won Big At 2022 Emmy Awards Pennsylvania natives won big at the 2022 Emmy awards on Monday, Sept. 12. Winners with Keystone State ties include: Quinta Brunson, 32, of Philadelphia, won her first Emmy for outstanding writing for a comedy series for the ABC sitcom "Abbott Elementary."  It stars Brunson as second-grade teacher Janine Teagues who strives to give her students the best learning experience at the fictional predominantly Black school in Philadelphia. Amanda Seyfried, 36, of Allentown, also snagged her first award for outstanding lead actress in a limited series or TV movie for her starring ro…

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by Nicole Acosta
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12 Charged In Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring In 7 Pennsylvania Counties, Says AG 12 Charged In Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring In 7 Pennsylvania Counties, Says AG
12 Charged In Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring In 7 Pennsylvania Counties, Says AG A dozen people have been charged for their roles in the operation of a methamphetamine trafficking organization which operated in Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Luzerne, Montour, Northampton, and Perry counties, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro. The charges are the result of a 14-month long investigation by the Office of Attorney General’s Bureau of Narcotics Investigations into a drug trafficking organization distributing methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl in the state, which launched in July 2020. In a nearly hundred page charging document, Chelsey Andrews, Dougl…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Reckless' Doylestown Physician Prescribed Deadly Oxy Cocktails To 14 Patients, AG Says 'Reckless' Doylestown Physician Prescribed Deadly Oxy Cocktails To 14 Patients, AG Says
'Reckless' Doylestown Physician Prescribed Deadly Oxy Cocktails To 14 Patients, AG Says A Doylestown physician is facing felony charges for prescribing 14 patients with deadly combinations of oxycodone for as long as 16 years per person, authorities announced. Richard Kondan, 58, prescribed highly addictive opioid medications to at least 14 patients between November 2017 and September 2019, Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said. Kondan failed to prescribe controlled substances in accordance with accepted treatment principles, and failed to keep accurate medical records that support the high volume of opioids that he prescribe…

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by Nicole Acosta