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Former Alabama doctor sentenced in prescription fraud case

Alabama Public Radio | By Associated Press
Published October 20, 2020 at 6:31 PM CDT
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A one-time Alabama doctor has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for illegally prescribing dangerous medications to patients. 

Prosecutors say 60-year-old Richard A. Stehl was convicted on multiple charges of unlawfully distributing drugs, fraud and money laundering. Stehl had a medical practice in Montgomery from 2010 through 2018.

Authorities accused him of prescribing multiple drugs including Adderall, Xanax, Klonopin and Valium without having a medical reason to do so. He was convicted in December.
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