Prosecution by Kentucky Attorney General's Office Leads to Indictment of Former Correctional Officer

FRANKFORT, KY (ClayCoNews) – Attorney General Daniel Cameron has announced that action by his Special Prosecutions Unit has resulted in the indictment of a former Eddyville Kentucky State Penitentiary Correctional Officer.

No Bond for Man arrested with Drugs following Traffic Stop on Interstate 68 at U.S. Route 40 in Garrett County, Maryland

MCHENRY, MD (ClayCoNews) – The Maryland State Police on Friday, December 9, 2022 reported the arrest of a man on drug charges following a traffic stop Wednesday in Garrett County.

Teenager arrested in Bell County, Kentucky as Result of Undercover Internet Crimes Against Children Investigation

MIDDLESBORO, KY  The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Electronic Crime Branch arrested Madison G. Mason, 19, on charges related to child sexual abuse material.

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Clay County, Kentucky Jail Report for Friday, Dec. 9 and Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022

MANCHESTER, KY (ClayCoNews) - Clay County, Kentucky Jail Report for Friday, December 9 and Saturday, December 10, 2022.  This report is according to data provided in the Clay County Detention Center's website.  Linda Smallwood is the jailer of the facility.

Estill County, KY Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm as Convicted Felon

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LEXINGTON, KY – An Irvine, KY, man, Farrell Marcum, 58, was sentenced on Friday to 71 months in federal prison, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves, for possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.

KENTUCKY: Pikeville Medical Center to Pay $4.39 Million to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substance Act Violations That Allowed Drug Diversion

LEXINGTON, KY — The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky announced that Pikeville Medical Center (“PMC”) has agreed to pay the United States $4,394,600 in civil penalties, to resolve allegations that its violations of the Controlled Substances Act’s (“CSA”) recordkeeping provisions resulted in significant diversion of dangerous opioids from its pharmacy.  The settlement is one of the nation’s largest relating to CSA recordkeeping violations involving allegations of drug diversion at a hospital. The settlement is the third-largest civil penalty ever obtained from a hospital system under the CSA.

 

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