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Prosecutors claim he ran a “dial-a-doc” business prescribing pills without exams
A Kauai doctor was charged in federal court yesterday after he allegedly prescribed pain-killers and other drugs to patients without conducting physical exams.
Dr. Harold C. Spear III, 54, was charged with “knowingly and intentionally distributing or dispensing a Schedule II dangerous drug” for no legitimate medical purpose, U.S. Attorney Ed Kubo told reporters yesterday. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison.
Spear made his initial court appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie Kobayashi yesterday. He was released on a $50,000 unsecured bond and surrendered his Drug Enforcement Administration controlled-substance certificate.
Spear’s case is likely to go to trial next year, according to his attorney, Michael Green.
Law enforcement in Hawaii initiated an investigation of Spear’s activities in the state in March 2006 after a similar investigation was launched in Alabama.
In the Hawaii investigation, Spear prescribed for an undercover agent 120 tablets of hydrocodone with guaifenesin in June 2006.
(Source: Rosemarie Bernardo, Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
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