DEA digs into doctor’s records

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Federal agents are investigating a Maryland doctor whose medical license was suspended after an investigation found that he had frequently prescribed high dosages of Oxycontin. Dr. Nicola Tauraso of Frederick told The Washington Examiner that law enforcement officials have ruined his good name and were wasting millions of dollars in their investigation.

“They took my reputation away, the bastards. The DEA can go to hell,” Tauraso said. “I did good for my patients.”

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