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Thursday, Federal Court Orders North Carolina Pharmacy, Pharmacy Owner, and Pharmacist-in-Charge to Pay More Than $1 Million and to Cease Dispensing Opioids or Other Controlled Substances

RALEIGH, N.C. - A federal court in the Eastern District of North Carolina entered a consent judgment and injunction requiring a North Carolina pharmacy, Seashore Drugs, Inc., its owner John D. Waggett, and its pharmacist-in-charge Billy W. King II, to pay $1,050,000.00 in civil penalties and to cease dispensing opioids or other controlled substances, the Department of Justice announced.

Read more on www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:December 17, 2020
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions