New charges against Florida doctor in steroid probe
New charges against Florida doctor in steroid probe
July 27, 2007
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A Florida doctor accused in March of participating in a multistate steroid distribution ring was arraigned on new counts in Albany today.
Prosecutors claim that 50-year-old Robert Carlson, of Sarasota, Florida, issued illegal prescriptions for controlled substances while working for Palm Beach Rejuvenation, which is described in indictments as a criminal associate of Signature Pharmacy.
The Orlando pharmacy is at the center of a probe that has resulted in guilty pleas from eight people from Texas, Florida and New York.
About a half-dozen other people have cases pending against them, including three more linked to Palm Beach Rejuvenation.
Originally charged with seven counts, a superseding indictment now lists 28 counts against Carlson.
He pleaded not guilty and was released on $10,000 bail.
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