Woman Indicted In Wake Of Sacramento’s Fentanyl Outbreak
Mildred Dossman, 50, faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1-million fine if convicted on all charges.
Los Angeles Times:
Woman Accused Of Trafficking Fentanyl To Sacramento County Following Wave Of Overdose Deaths
Federal authorities have arrested a woman who they say was trafficking the powerful opiate fentanyl into Sacramento County, where earlier this year officials linked 14 overdose deaths to the drug. Mildred Dossman, 50, of Sacramento was arrested Tuesday after a grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging her with possession with intent to distribute hydrocodone and fentanyl, distribution of both drugs and using a cellphone to facilitate a drug trafficking offense, federal prosecutors said in a statement. (Serna, 7/20)
Meanwhile, a Marin County doctor is sentenced for illegally distributing painkillers —
Marin Independent Journal:
Marin Doctor Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison In Federal Painkiller Case
A suspended Marin County physician was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison for illegally distributing prescription painkillers, the Department of Justice announced. Michael Roger Chiarottino, who specialized in pain and addiction treatment, was indicted in 2014 on 15 counts of distributing controlled substances, including oxycodone, hydrocodone, oxymorphone, hydromorphone and methadone, federal prosecutors said. The indictment covered the period from February 2013 to March 2014. (Klien, 7/19)