Friday, November 7, 2008

Lynnwood pharmacist faces prison time after guilty plea...

A pharmacist has pleaded guilty in U.S. District court to acquiring controlled substances by deception and misbranding drugs, both felonies...

SEATTLE — A pharmacist has pleaded guilty in U.S. District court to acquiring controlled substances by deception and misbranding drugs, both felonies.

Fifty-five-year-old Milton W. Cheung of Lynnwood, Wash., faces up to four years in a federal prison and a $250,000 fine. He entered his plea Friday.

Cheung was accused of stealing money and doling out expired and -second-hand medications to customers at the TOP Food and Drug pharmacy in Edmonds, Wash.

Investigators believe Cheung, the pharmacy manager, used an elaborate scheme as a cover to rip off the store for at least a year.

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