Former Medical Examiner Pleads Guilty to Trading Opioids for Sex
A former medical examiner pleaded guilty in federal court to giving prescriptions for opioid drugs to women with whom he was romantically involved and who then sold them, the U.S. attorney in Atlanta announced Wednesday.
May 23, 2018 at 06:17 PM
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A former medical examiner pleaded guilty in federal court to giving prescriptions for opioid drugs to women with whom he was romantically involved and who then sold them, the U.S. attorney in Atlanta announced Wednesday.
“This defendant traded prescriptions for sex and is responsible for distributing thousands of doses of dangerous opioids within our community,” U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak said in a news release. “We are grateful for the dedicated work of our local and federal law enforcement partners who are equally committed to the arrest and prosecution of those who seek to profit from unlawfully distributing these drugs.”
Dr. Joseph L. Burton, a former county medical examiner and forensic pathologist, pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally distribute opioid painkillers in exchange for sexual favors, Pak said. Burton was indicted along with others in February 2018. Pak said five of those individuals also have pleaded guilty to similar charges.
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