Posted on 06/27/2006 10:41:35 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
Rush Limbaugh Under New Investigation Sign In to E-Mail This Print Save By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: June 27, 2006 Filed at 11:45 a.m. ET WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Rush Limbaugh could see a deal with prosecutors in a long-running prescription fraud case collapse after authorities found a bottle of Viagra in his bag at Palm Beach International Airport. The prescription was not in his name. Limbaugh was detained for more than three hours Monday at the airport after returning from a vacation in the Dominican Republic. Customs officials found the Viagra in his luggage but his name was not on the prescription, said Paul Miller, a spokesman for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Miller said the alleged violation could be a second-degree misdemeanor. The sheriff's office was investigating and will soon turn the case over to the state attorney's office, which had no immediate comment Tuesday. Under the deal reached last month with prosecutors, Limbaugh was not to be arrested for any infraction for 18 months in exchange for authorities deferring a charge of ''doctor shopping.'' Prosecutors had alleged the conservative talk-show host illegally deceived multiple physicians to receive overlapping painkiller prescriptions. Limbaugh also must submit to random drug tests and continue treatment for his admitted addiction to painkillers. Limbaugh's doctor had prescribed the Viagra, but it was ''labeled as being issued to the physician rather than Mr. Limbaugh for privacy purposes,'' Roy Black, Limbaugh's attorney, said in a statement. U.S. Customs and Border Protection examined the 55-year-old radio commentator's luggage after his private plane landed at the airport, Miller said. Investigators confiscated the drugs, which treat erectile dysfunction. Limbaugh was released without being charged.
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OMG.. NYT's at it again... :|
He already explained that Bob Dole's luggage somehow got loaded onto his plane!
I opened my briefcase this morning and saw my daily pill minder of prescription pills I take to work. No, they are not in the bottle. I leave that at home.
I guess if a cop stopped me on the highway and was looking for a reason to give me a hard time, he could.
I sometimes drive one mile over the speed limit as well.
:)
Was Rush arrested at the airport?
Pretty lame investigation. At least Rush is having a good time on his vacations.
About as common to get this stuff now in MExico as it is to buy TUMS in Detroit. What's the big deal? Why don't they get real serious and go after the crack dealers in the streets of NYC and get REAL serious on the fight to stop drugs?
OK....first thing: Is this really illegal? If so, who is really in trouble, Rush, or the physician?
He also said the his doctor must have been confused when he told him that he was concerned about the next election.
How is this any different than doctors giving out samples of prescription medications without a prescription?
If he was under a doctors care and the doctor gave him the meds whether it was in the doctors name or not what's the damn difference?
Why is the NY Times reporting about this? I don't see how it directly aids Al Qaeda terrorists.
That was a great line from Rush.
as far as I know he wasn't arrested at the airport... just detained... big difference.
God Bless Rush. Evil is trying to ruin him.
He knows the liberals are out to get him and lets himself get caught with a bottle of viagra. It is kind of sad.
I bet David or Jay will use a joke like that tonight.
So does this mean that you can't travel with physician's samples?
Yes, that's a good point. However, it's difficult to commit treason on a daily basis so at times they must revert back to simple old defamation.
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