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Doctor charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death is expected to plead guilty
LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of two doctors charged in the investigation of the death of Matthew Perry is expected to plead guilty Wednesday in a federal court in Los Angeles to conspiring to distribute the surgical anesthetic ketamine. Dr. Mark Chavez, 54, of San Diego, signed a plea agreement with prosecutors in August and would be the third person to plead guilty in the aftermath of the “Friends” star’s fatal overdose last year. Prosecutors offered lesser charges to Chavez and two others in exchange for their cooperation as they go after two targets they deem more responsible for the overdose death: another doctor and an alleged dealer that they say was known as “ketamine queen” of Los Angeles. Chavez is free on bond after turning over his passport and surrendering his medical license, among other conditions.
Leashes Stay On, But Rancho Coastal Humane Society Will Cut The Ribbon
Rancho Coastal Humane Society in Encinitas will celebrate the grand opening of Charlotte’s Medical Center, Vivian’s Learning Center, Brock’s Community Pet Food Bank, and the newly-renovated Adoption Center on Oct. 25 and 26. On Oct. 25 from 10 a.m. to noon, RCHS will host a soft opening...
Public Docs Show Supervisor Candidate Faulconer Lobbied SANDAG for Firm Involved in Toll Problems
As revelations about a San Diego County agency’s failed oversight of the toll road on State Route 125 continue to emerge, new information has come to light that former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer may have had an insider’s view of the problems. Faulconer, who is a candidate...
Man Who Sold Unapproved Stem Cell Treatments Through SD-Based Genetech Sentenced to Prison
A Rancho Santa Margarita man who ran a company that marketed unapproved stem cell-based products linked to multiple hospitalizations was sentenced Monday to three years in federal prison. John Kosolcharoen, 53, pleaded guilty last month to one federal count of introducing an unapproved new drug into interstate commerce with the...
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