Feds indict Utah County residents in online pharmacy sting

Eight Utah County residents are under indictment for illegally selling millions of prescription drugs online, say federal investigators. Beginning in 2003, Dr. James A. Brinton and Gregory J. Crosby, both of Provo, along with others are alleged to have illegally imported prescription drugs from Mexico, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Utah. One count of the nine-county indictment alleges that six of the 18 defendants agreed to sell sub-potent pills to customers. Buyers who did not have a valid prescription were given one by the online business without a medical evaluation or were simply given the drugs without a prescription. "Those running illicit pharmacies are no different than your typical drug trafficker," said Frank Smith with the Drug Enforcement Administration. "We are going after these criminals with the... [read full story]