florida dentist jailed for trading oxy scripts for crack

[trainwreckmolly]

Jacksonville dentist jailed on multiple drug counts
By Matt Coleman
Feb. 10, 2010
http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/...nville_dentist_jailed_on_multiple_drug_counts

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A Jacksonville dentist charged with 14 drug offenses is in jail on $2.5 million bail.

Duval County jail records show Richard Verrette, who has been in private practice since 1986 and has an office at 456 University Blvd. N., was charged Monday with multiple counts of drug trafficking and possession with intent to sell hydrocodone and oxycodone.

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office spokesman Mike McCall told Times-Union news partner First Coast News that Verrette was writing prescriptions to people in exchange for crack cocaine and was caught in an undercover sting.

The Web site for Verrette’s practice lists him as a Boy Scouts of America committee member and a volunteer for Parents for LIFE, a Catholic youth ministry.

A woman who answered the phone at Verrette’s home declined to comment.

 

[trainwreckmolly]

2.5 million dollar bail? jesus! this guy must be looking at a LONG prison sentence.

 

[!_MDMA_!]

I'm sure the government doesn't see to this lightly and they shouldn't. this is nothing more than an example

 

[largeamount]

haha wat a loser

 

[drug_mentor]

Man this guy is pretty stupid, you would think a doctor would earn enough to fund a crack habit without having to trade bloody scripts and be committing 10 times as bad of an offence. He is going to go down bg time and if he was just purchasing for personal use he probably wouldn't of even got caught, even if he did he probably wouldn't be facing jail time.

 

[Cornishman]

He should of become an eye surgeon instead.
At least then, he'd have his own supply of pharmaceutical cocaine.

 

[seep]

Why are my dentists all teetotalers? I feel discriminated against.

 

[Newbierock]

he's a member of the boy scouts of america committee...lol

 

[MCMG]

2.5 milllion $ bail.. What did he kill someone? I agree he should be facing time and all that but shit I think that's a little much..

 

[ChemicalSmiles]

he's a member of the boy scouts of america committee...lol

hes probably into smoking crack with little boys

 

[*drug my (b)rain*]

id let him work on my teeth fuck,if hes down for handing out scripts hed surly give me a few vallume for my sensitive teeth lol

 

[ChemicalSmiles]

yeah but do you have the crack he needs?

 

[DexterMeth]

There are people commenting below the original article from jacksonville, a few of them being former patients, and one was saying something like: "...what? mean? He was always SO nice....etc"

lol

 

[phatass]

lol...

 

[AfterGlow]

The purpose of bail is to allow an accused person to remain free and out of jail before their criminal trial while ensuring that they will actually show up for the trial.

This person is accused of dealing drugs, is suspected of being a crack addict, and is a physician who probably earns good money. He is a flight risk.

For him, posting a $50,000 bail bond (which only requires that you put up 10% of that in cash) is no guarantee that he won't skip out on such a serious crime. Unless he has $250,000 cash lying around, he probably would have to put up his home or something of similar value to get a $2.5M bail bond. It's less likely he'll skip out on that.

2.5 milllion $ bail.. What did he kill someone? I agree he should be facing time and all that but shit I think that's a little much..