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      • A Virginia doctor who federal prosecutors said illegally prescribed more than half a million opioid pills in two years was sentenced to 40 years in prison. Joel Smithers, 36, was sentenced Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon.
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    Feb 5, 2024 · Joel Smithers was convicted in 2019 of more than 800 counts of illegally prescribing drugs. During his trial, prosecutors said patients from five states drove hundreds of miles to see him to get prescriptions for oxycodone, fentanyl and other powerful painkillers.

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    Oct 2, 2019 · Dr. Joel Smithers was convicted of more than 800 counts of illegally prescribing opioids, and jurors found that the drugs he prescribed caused the death of a woman.

  7. www.npr.org › 2019/10/02 › 766403612Doctor Sentenced To 40 Years For Illegal Opioid ... - NPR

    Oct 2, 2019 · Dr. Joel Smithers was convicted in May of more than 800 federal counts of illegal drug distribution. He was facing life in prison and a $200 million fine. The court ordered him to...

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    Feb 2, 2024 · The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia also ordered a new trial for Joel Smithers, 41, who has been serving his sentence in an Atlanta prison. Overprescription of...

  9. www.cbsnews.com › news › dr-joel-smithersDr. Joel Smithers, Martinsville, Virginia, doctor who ...

    Oct 3, 2019 · Dr. Joel Smithers was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Abingdon. Judge James Jones sentenced Smithers to 40 years. He faced a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years and a maximum of life.

  10. www.justice.gov › usao-wdva › prVirginia Doctor Convicted on 861 Federal Counts of Drug ...

    May 9, 2019 · Abingdon, VIRGINIA – Joel Smithers, a Martinsville-based doctor, was found guilty today of 861 federal drug charges at the conclusion of a nine-day jury trial in U.S. District Court in Abingdon, United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen announced.