A Carrollton, Ga. doctor has been indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on more 150 more counts of overprescribing prescription drugs.
Dr. Phillip C. Astin III, 52, was first charged in July 2007 in a federal criminal complaint and then a seven-count indictment for illegal distribution of prescription drugs, including Percocet, Adderall, Lorcet and Xanax, to two patients.
The new indictment includes charges alleged in the first indictment and adds more than 150 counts relating to 17 additional patients, who are alleged to have received hundreds of illegal prescriptions for methadone, Percocet, Oxycontin, Demerol, Lorcet, Ritalin, Vicodin, Xanax, Adderall and Soma. The indictment also alleges the prescription drugs Astin dispensed caused death or serious bodily injury to one patient...More?
source: atlanta.bizjournals.com
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May 29, 2008
Chris Benoit's doctor facing at least 150 charges related to conspiracy and illegal drug distribution
Nikita Koloff announced for NWA Hall of Fame
“The Russian Nightmare” Nikita Koloff was announced as the fourth inductee and fifth member of the NWA Hall of Fame’s Class of 2008, as reported in a news item on NWAWrestling.com May 29. Koloff joins The Midnight Express, The Iron Sheik and Tommy “Wildfire” Rich as the members already announced for this year’s ceremony. The event will take place at the Philips Arena in Atlanta on June 7 and will be hosted by the former manager of The Midnight Express, Jim Cornette.
source: wwe.com
Ric Flair returns to the National Wrestling Aliance
NWA All Star Wrestling in cooperation with Twin Valley Athletic Boosters has officially announced today that 16 time World Heavyweight Champion the "Nature Boy" Ric Flair is set to appear at the Great Buchanan Bash on June 28th of 2008. The Great Buchanan Bash is going to kick-start Ric Flair's Farewell to the Fans.
Ric Flair wants to personally thank each and every one of his great fans for supporting him throughout his legendary career. The Great Buchanan Bash will provide the opportunity for fans to hear this personal message from the Nature Boy himself. This will be a night that wrestling fans will truly not want to miss. The Great Buchanan Bash is shaping up to be the biggest spectacle to ever come to Southwest Virginia...More?
source: wrestlingfigs.com
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J.R.'s Superstars of the Week - JBL and Melina
This week, we have the rare occurrence of having co-Raw Superstars of the Week and they are both extreme – there’s that word again – opposites.
After careful consultation with our staff psychologist and veterinarian, this week’s award is shared by Melina (no last name) and JBL (initials galore)...More?
May 28, 2008
Awesome Kong Challenging the Fans for $25,000
Are you female, at least 18 years old and want to win $25,000? If you answered yes, you could get your chance by attending an upcoming TNA Wrestling event!
There's just one minor catch...you have to beat the reigning (and undefeated!) TNA Women's Champion, the unstoppable Awesome Kong...More?
source: tnawrestling.com
Ultimate Fighting hires lobbying firm
The Ultimate Fighting Championship , which grew out of seedy tough-man contests to become one of the fastest-growing sports in the nation, has now joined the political mainstream, too.
UFC, owned by Zuffa LLC, officially became a special interest when it retained Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck to lobby on Capitol Hill.
Brownstein lobbyists don’t face any big fights on Capitol Hill. They say their mission is to let lawmakers know how far the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA), which combines karate, jiu-jitsu, boxing, kickboxing, wrestling and other forms of martial arts, has come...More?
source: thehill.com
Batista in Oz
Last weekend, WWE Superstar Batista touched down in Australia to promote all the electrifying sports-entertainment that our fans will witness when SmackDown and ECW tour throughout Australia and New Zealand June 11-17.
The Animal may have been Down Under for only a short time, but his schedule was jam-packed as he conducted more than 15 interviews for various print media, including People magazine, Zoo Weekly and The Australian. Batista also made four television appearances, including one on the primetime show Domestic Blitz, in which he helped fulfill the wish of a child whose dream had been to meet the former World...More?
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May 27, 2008
Mixed Martial Arts Sanctioned In Maryland
One of the world's most dangerous sports just won another round in Maryland. Kai Jackson reports Governor Martin O'Malley has signed a law allowing the state to sanction mixed martial arts events. Local athletes say they can't wait to compete in the controversial sport.
MMA in its current form has been on the map for about 15 years. It combines Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling and Muay Thai boxing. Now the high energy, high contact sport can have bouts in Maryland. That's because on Thursday Governor Martin O'Malley signed a law allowing it. "It's not a sport that I've ever been to or that I claim to be an aficionado of," said O'Malley.
Because of licensing requirements and training, MMA fights won't take place in Maryland until next year...More?
source: wjz.com
