Two Owners of West L.A. Pharmacy Who Made Millions Illegally Distributing Prescription Drugs

[TexasTowelie]

Two Owners of West L.A. Pharmacy Who Made Millions Illegally Distributing Prescription Drugs Sentenced to over a Decade in Prison


LOS ANGELES – Two brothers who owned a West Los Angeles pharmacy and were convicted of illegally selling prescription opioids and other narcotics to black market customers across the United States were sentenced late Wednesday, with each man being ordered to serve 121 months in federal prison.

Berry Kabov, 48, and his brother Dalibor “Dabo” Kabov, 35, both residents of Brentwood, were sentenced by United States District Judge Dolly M. Gee. The Kabov brothers operated Global Compounding Pharmacy, a pharmacy that was located in West Los Angeles.

Following a three-week jury trial in early 2017, the brothers were convicted of illegally selling the opioid narcotics oxycodone, hydromorphone and hydrocodone. The wide-ranging conspiracy, which also illegally imported anabolic steroids, resulted in the Kabov brothers earning more than $3 million and cheating the Internal Revenue Service by failing to report $1.5 million on their federal tax returns.

“It is disturbing that both defendants claim to have done nothing wrong. That is a mirage. There was overwhelming evidence of guilt,” Judge Gee said at Wednesday’s hearing, adding that the Kabov brothers showed “no remorse” for their crimes.

Read more: https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/two-owners-west-la-pharmacy-who-made-millions-illegally-distributing-prescription-drugs

[Blues Heron]

1. in terms of harm reduction I'd prefer people have access to oxycontin than fentanyl

So in a way, these guys were saving lives if it kept people from buying street opiates like fentanyl.

Of course addiction is terrible, but it needn't be a death sentence if the drugs are paharmaceutical grade and of known potency.