Pharmacist gets 12 years for diluting cancer drugs

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A court in western Germany has sentenced a pharmacist to 12 years in prison for diluting cancer drugs on a massive scale in order to finance his luxury lifestyle.

In its ruling Friday, the Essen regional court said defendant Peter S. had manipulated at least 14,000 drugs, the quality of which was "not insignificantly" diminished. The offenses took place in nearby Bottrop between 2012 and 2016.

Prosecutors accused the 48-year-old, whose surname wasn't provided for privacy reasons, of harming at least 27 patients, although earlier estimates put the number far higher.

The defendant allegedly obtained more than 50 million euros ($58 million) through the fraud, and used the money to build a villa with a large water slide.

He was arrested in November 2016 after pharmacy staff blew the whistle.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/german-pharmacist-12-years-diluting-cancer-drugs-56401606

[lpbk2713]

1. Do they have hard labor in Germany?

He deserves it.

[mucifer]

2. That sounds like first degree murder if people died from it.

The article doesn't say if people died. I guess it would be hard to prove if they could have survived. I do know lots of people on chemo are at end stage disease. But, if any of the patients would have survived with the proper dosing of meds it was not an accident he did this on purpose. If it's not 1st degree murder he should still get life in prison if he caused the death of anyone.

[rusty quoin]

3. The Third Man

[Adsos Letter]

4. I had to look that up.

Now I’m going to have to watch it.🙂

[aka-chmeee]

5. One of our own:

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This from KC area several years back. [link:https://www.kansascity.com/news/special-reports/kc-true-crime/article705846.html|

This case provided the plotline for an episode of Law and Order: Criminal Intent "Malignant"