Posted on 01/10/2018 5:15:00 AM PST by dennisw
New Jersey doctor 'running illegal opioid ring with motorcycle gang hired member to kill his wife after she threatened to expose the scheme'
James Kauffman and a member of the Pagans Outlaw Motorcycle Gang were charged in the May 2012 shooting death of radio host April Kauffman Another six people connected to the gang were charged with racketeering in the drug ring, which prosecutors said continued until last summer Ferdinand Augello, the Pagan charged with finding someone to kill April Kauffman, also was charged Tuesday with trying to have James Kauffman killed Prosecutors said the drug empire lasted until June, when Kauffman was arrested on weapons charges
A New Jersey doctor running an illegal prescription opioid drug ring with a motorcycle gang had a member hire someone to kill his wife after she threatened to expose the scheme while trying to force him to agree to a divorce, authorities said Tuesday.
James Kauffman and a member of the Pagans Outlaw Motorcycle Gang were charged in the May 2012 shooting death of radio host April Kauffman.
Another six people connected to the gang were charged with racketeering in the drug ring, which prosecutors said continued until last summer, when Kauffman was arrested at his office while brandishing a gun.
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The first rule of highly effective drug dealers is - DON’T SAMPLE THE PRODUCT!
Many 20 somethings have died of opioid use; if he’s guilty, lets publicly hang this doctor as an example for both murdering his wife and dealing in drugs.
.... and on the next episode of Sons of Anarchy....
Typical NJ, Typical Motorcycle gang doing typical things.
But this doctor is involved in an illegal opioid ring. His colleagues are involved in legal opioid rings.
The perp looks like a former French prez...
Pagan - People Against Goodness and Normalcy.
But it is a club that does a lot of good for the community like toys for kids and escorting vets!
I trust we can see the sarcasm here. These “clubs” and those who seek to emulate them are a scourge.
A doctor dealing drugs with an outlaw motorcycle gang? What could possibly go wrong? The doctor must have realized that he was a little out of his league, right? He’ll be lucky if he makes it to the trial. I predict a jailhouse accident in his future.
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