FL - Doctors face charges in 'Operation Take as Needed'

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http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_s_palm_beach_county/boca_raton/boca-east-pain-management-four-doctors-face-multiple-charges-in-operation-take-as-needed?hpt=ju_bn4

Four Boca Raton doctors are facing multiple charges following the investigation of an unlicensed pain clinic.

Dr. Henry Joseph Battagliola, Dr. Mark Cukierman and Dr. Kyun Sein Ho -- who all worked at Boca East Pain Management, were taken into custody by authorities after turning themselves in.

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Documents obtained by the task force allege the clinic practiced improper ordering and transferring of controlled substances, operated and managed a non-registered pain clinic and prescribed controlled substances on numerous occasions before, during and after their license to do business was revoked in 2010.

The doctors face a range of charges, including operating a non-registered PMC, possession with intent to sell or deliver contraband prescription drugs, trafficking oxycodone, prescribing controlled substances and practicing without a license.

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