{"id":1260,"date":"2015-10-09T20:52:36","date_gmt":"2015-10-10T00:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=1260"},"modified":"2015-10-09T20:52:36","modified_gmt":"2015-10-10T00:52:36","slug":"former-doctor-guilty-of-distributing-painkillers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2015\/10\/09\/former-doctor-guilty-of-distributing-painkillers\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Doctor Guilty Of Distributing Painkillers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/white-pills.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1261\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2015\/10\/09\/former-doctor-guilty-of-distributing-painkillers\/white-pills\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/white-pills.jpg?fit=150%2C99&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"150,99\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"white pills\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/white-pills.jpg?fit=150%2C99&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/white-pills.jpg?resize=150%2C99\" alt=\"white pills\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1261\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA former Georgia doctor has pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally distribute painkillers in Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. attorney&#8217;s office for the Eastern District of Kentucky says 58-year-old Michael Johnston admitted he conspired with the owner of a Georgia pain clinic to distribute thousands of prescription pills to Kentuckians.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Johnston was in federal court in London on Thursday. The plea agreement calls for Johnston to spend 10 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>He admitted that he conspired with Tucker, Georgia, pain clinic owner Joel Shumrak to illegally distribute oxycodone and Xanax to residents of several Kentucky counties and Lexington and Louisville in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Johnston will be sentenced on January 12.<br \/>\nSource: AP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former Georgia doctor has pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally distribute painkillers in Kentucky. 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