USA: Physician indicted on charges of illegally peddling prescription drugs

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online.wsj.com on December 21, 2011 reported that a New York physician was indicted Wednesday on federal charges of illegally peddling prescription drugs, the latest in a string of doctor arrests following a fatal shooting at a pharmacy this year by an addict seeking painkillers. Dr. Frank Telang was arrested at his home in Port Jefferson Station, on New York's Long Island, He was expected to post $350,000 bond. Telang is accused of selling prescriptions for controlled substances.

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