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Criminal

Aug. 20, 2009

Trial Starts for Doctor in Off-Label Drug Sales Case

Two very distinct pictures of a former pharmaceutical chief executive emerged Tuesday as prosecutors and defense attorneys gave their opening statements in a federal criminal drug marketing trial.

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Two very distinct pictures of a former pharmaceutical chief executive emerged Tuesday as prosecutors and defense attorneys gave opening statements in a federal criminal drug marketing trial.

The first picture, provided by San Francisco Assistant U.S. Attorney Ioana Petrou, is of a doctor so intent on making money off drug sales that he falsely portrayed the drug as beneficial to encourage patients and do...

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