May 8, 2008
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Westchester pharmacist pleads guilty to federal drug charge
WHITE PLAINS – A White Plains pharmacist Wednesday pled guilty to illegally distributing Oxycodone, a controlled substance, without a valid prescription.
Ivan Romero, 39, pled guilty in White Plains federal court.
From April 2005 to December 2005, he worked as a supervising pharmacist at the Broadway Pharmacy in White Plains and sold 348 pills without prescriptions.
When sentenced, he faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $1 million.
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