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Doctor who dispensed drugs for sex sentenced to prison

Posted October 17, 2018 7:00 am

The Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) - A central Illinois physician who pleaded guilty last year to charges of illegally dispensing opioids and other prescription medications in exchange for money or sex has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison.

The U.S. Attorney's office in Chicago says in a news release that Dr. Constantino Perales of the LaSalle County community of Peru was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve.

According to the release, the 67-year-old Perales admitted he had illegally prescribed oxycodone and Xanax to a patient whom he knew would sell the pills on the black market and then shared the profits with him.

Parales also admitted he illegally dispensed opioids and other controlled substances to three patients he knew were addicted to the drugs in exchange for sex.

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