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Pharmacist Sentenced for Prescription-Free Testosterone Dispensing
ALBUQUERQUE – David Nunez, a former Santa Fe pharmacist, was sentenced to three years of probation for unlawfully dispensing testosterone without a prescription.
Nunez, who was the owner of a pharmacy in Santa Fe at the time of the crime, pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor offense of dispensing a controlled substance without a prescription.
In 2011, Nunez leased space in his pharmacy to another person, with the understanding that the lessee would use the space to compound bio-identical hormone replacement creams for distribution by the lessee’s own company.
Nunez agreed to supervise the lessee’s compounding operations and permitted the lessee to use his DEA registration number to order testosterone, a controlled substance, for use in the lessee’s compounding operation.
During a change of plea hearing, Nunez admitted to leasing space to the lessee and receiving more than a kilogram of testosterone at his pharmacy, which had been ordered by the lessee’s employees using Nunez’s DEA registration number.
Nunez was also ordered to perform 100 hours of community service during his probationary term and may not re-apply for a pharmacist license or a DEA registration to dispense controlled substances.
The case was investigated by the Tactical Diversion Squad of the DEA’s Albuquerque office, the Food and Drug Administration, and the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy.
Nunez’s pharmacist license was suspended in June 2015 as the result of a separate investigation, and he subsequently sold his pharmacy.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer M. Rozzoni.
DEA’s Tactical Diversion Squads combine DEA resources with those of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in an innovative effort to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle those suspected of violating the Controlled Substances Act or other appropriate federal, state, or local statutes pertaining to the diversion of licit pharmaceutical controlled substances or listed chemicals.
Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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