apparently had his picture taken with a marijuana bong in hand just announced that he does not have enough evidence to prosecute the Olympian or anyone else who was present at the November party.
Richland County (S.C.) Sheriff
Leon Lott,
in a news release sent to reporters via e-mail, states that: “Having thoroughly investigated this matter, we do not believe we have enough evidence to prosecute anyone that was present at the November party.
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BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — An American doctor charged with manslaughter in Australia unnecessarily removed a man’s bowel, took out the wrong gland in a cancer operation, and let an elderly man die of internal bleeding, a prosecutor said Monday.
Courtroom observers at the pretrial hearing of Jayant Patel grimaced, shook their heads and gasped as prosecutor Ross Martin delivered his grim opening statement, accusing the doctor of deadly negligence Read the rest of this entry »

charged Robert Allen Stanford and three of his companies in an alleged fraudulent investment scheme.
Ltd., based in Antigua. The bank is the majority owner of Health Systems Solutions Inc. (OTC BB: HSSO), a health care technology company with Tampa roots. The bank owned 83 percent of Health Systems’ common stock as of Jan. 20, according to a filing with the SEC.
The SEC’s complaint, filed in federal court in Dallas, alleges that Stanford Read the rest of this entry »

Managed-care-industry bellwether UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) posted a 40% decline in fourth-quarter profit, weighed down by legal settlement charges, rising costs and lower enrollment in lucrative commercial risk health plans, capping a rough year for the company and the sector.
The Minneapolis area health insurer, the largest U.S. managed-care organization by revenue, reaffirmed its 2009 earnings forecast and continues to expect enrollment in Read the rest of this entry »

Morristown Police Department detectives arrested five people Friday evening on drugs and weapons charges following an investigation lasting several months, according to a press release from Morristown Chief of Police Roger Overholt.
A team of investigators from the Morristown Police Department, Hamblen County Sheriff’s Department, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program were are all involved with Read the rest of this entry »

By Mike Adams, January 23, 2009 | Key concepts:
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for charging patients 18% interest on medical debt.
Health care in America is a profit-centered business, of course, and that involves extracting as much money from patients as possible. Allina Hospitals likely would have liked to charge even more for financing medical debt, but state law limits the interest rate to 18 percent.
The Minnesota AG wants the hospitals to issue refunds to patients Read the rest of this entry »

“I know the meaning of life,” the teenager proclaimed at one point, according to her friends, the court papers show.
Concerned about Nugent’s behavior, her friends tried to lock her in a room in the house she’d just gone to visit. But she made her way outside and climbed onto a van parked on the street, Jensen said.
The friend who had taken the drugs with Nugent said that she herself was “kinda hallucinating” and “seeing colors and waviness” when Read the rest of this entry »

The Oscar-nominated actor, 67, stood in the dock with Redmond O’Neal, 23, by his side.
The pair were arrested in September after police discovered methamphetamine, otherwise known as crystal meth, at the star’s home in Malibu, California.
Redmond was staying there at the time and officers were carrying out a routine parole check on him. He was arrested last year on charges of carrying crystal meth and heroin while driving under the influence, Read the rest of this entry »

“I think it’s fair to say that we have a major initiative investigation ongoing into this type of product,” Michael Levy, director of the division of new drugs and labeling compliance at the FDA, said in an interview. “We are buying these products, and we are testing them, and we are considering what our options are. There is definitely the possibility that there could be criminal charges.”
The pills, using undeclared drugs that may put health at Read the rest of this entry »

REEDSVILLE, Wis. – Two people face federal charges after
authorities in Manitowoc County raided a prescription drug
repackaging operation.
Federal agents and officers from the Manitowoc County Metro Drug
Unit searched a residence in Reedsville Wednesday afternoon.
Authorities say they found pill presses, chemical dryers and
55-gallon drums containing Viagra, Cialis and other prescription
drugs.
They suspect the residents were buying bulk chemicals Read the rest of this entry »