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Indictments Reveals $77M in Illegal Pill Sales

Julie Murphy writes on The Daytona Beach News:

They served up 44 million doses of prescription drugs over three years that, prosecutors say, brought in $77 million, and now the three current and former Volusia County ringleaders are named in a 73-count indictment filed by federal prosecutors Friday.

In addition to the drug sales done over the Internet, Jude LaCour, 35, formerly of Daytona Beach, and his father, Jeffrey LaCour, 60, of South Daytona are accused of money laundering. Hudsen Smith, 36, of DeLand also was indicted -- along with eight others, seven of them doctors, from across the country -- for drug-trafficking offenses, according to U. S. Attorney Robert O'Neill.

Controlled substances and other prescription drugs were distributed through Jive Network to customers throughout the United States who did not have valid prescriptions, according to the indictment.

Jude LaCour owned and operated Jive Network, the indictment states. Smith was the director of pharmacy and physician operations.

posted by Fergie @ 5/14/2008 12:26:00 PM