Dr. John Yacoub Sentenced For Illegal Drug Distribution
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Dr. John Yacoub Sentenced For Illegal Drug Distribution — $2,375 Criminal
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Baltimore, Maryland - Chief U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Dr. John K. Yacoub, age 58, of Baltimore, Maryland today to a year and a day in prison followed by two years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine and methadone. Chief Judge Blake also ordered Yacoub to pay restitution and forfeit $2,375.93.
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