A federal judge denied a former \u201cpill mill\u201d pharmacist his request to reduce his sentence of 30 months of house arrest.<\/p>\n
In August 2012, Steven Goodman was sentenced for providing more than 1 million prescription pills to the owners of \u201cpain management\u201d clinics in Wellington, Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n
U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra sentenced Goodman to 30 months of house arrest in his home near St. Petersburg because, he said, the prison system could not accommodate a person of his size. Goodman weighs 551 pounds.<\/p>\n
The twin brothers who owned the clinics, Jeffrey and Christopher George, were sentenced to 15.5 and 14 years respectively for illegally disbursing pain pills at several South Florida locations.<\/p>\n
Goodman requested that the last seven months of his sentence be nullified, because it is nearly impossible for him to leave his home in any case due to his size. Goodman claimed that he suffers from an incurable disease of the lymph system (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A federal judge denied a former \u201cpill mill\u201d pharmacist his request to reduce his sentence of 30 months of house arrest. In August 2012, Steven Goodman was sentenced for providing more than 1 million prescription pills to the owners of…<\/span><\/p>\n