GULFORT, Miss. (AP) - A Hancock County doctor and two employees have been indicted on 57 federal counts of operating a pill mill.
The Sun Herald reports (https://bit.ly/1JhX34Y ) that 56-year-old Dr. Steve Morris III, 59-year-old Peggy Laporte and 29-year-old Brittany Spikes allegedly conspired to dispense controlled substances outside the scope of professional practice.
Federal and local authorities raided Morris’ internal medicine clinic, Total Health Solutions in Waveland, on Wednesday afternoon and took the three health care workers into custody.
Morris and Laporte remain in the custody of U.S. Marshals and will be arraigned next week.
Spikes was arraigned Thursday. She pleaded not guilty to all charges. U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Walker granted her a $25,000 signature bond and set trial for July 6.
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Information from: The Sun Herald, https://www.sunherald.com
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