Florida Attorney General Contacting Signature Pharmacy Customers

[Mulciber]

from ****

Posted on 01:31 October 1st, 2008 by Millard Baker

The Florida Attorney General’s Office is waiting 30 days before reviewing the private prescription records of thousands of clients who used the services of Signature Pharmacy. Clients of Signature Pharmacy have 30 days to file a written objection to prevent an invasion of their prescription records by the Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution. If the State of Florida does not receive a written objection, they may use and submit your prescription records in a state case against Signature Pharmacy.

The Albany County District Attorney’s steroid distribution case against Signature Pharmacy (Operation Which Doctor) was recently dismissed due to the incompetence of prosecutor David Soares. As a result, David Soares is not permitted to seek charges against Signature Pharmacy effectively wasting millions of dollars from the coffers of Albany County.

The Florida Attorney General’s is hoping that David Soares has not irreparably damaged a criminal case against against Stan and Naomi Loomis, the Signature Pharmacy owners, pharmacist Michael Loomis or Signature Pharmacy employees Kirk Calvert and Anthony Palladino. Apparently, prosecutors in Florida feel they can obtain a new set of evidence through a review of prescription records. The new evidence could potentially be used against Signature Pharmacy in a steroid and growth hormone distribution case thereby avoiding double jeopardy.

Anthony Roberts, a client of Signature Pharmacy, recently posted a scan of a letter received from the desk of William N. Shepherd, the Statewide Prosecutor for the Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum. The text of the undated letter reads as follows:

Re: The Matter of Search Warrant For Premises Known As 1200 Kuhl Avenue, Orlando, Florida, And The Premises Known as 2304 Aloma Avenue, Winter Park, Florida, Case no.: CI07-OC-1237
OSWP# 2004-0456-ORL

To Whom It May Concern:

The purpose of this correspondence is to put you on notice that your prescription records were seized pursuant to a search warrant executed at Signature Pharmacy, located at 1200 Kuhl Avenue, Orlando, Florida and 2304 Aloma Avenue, Winter Park, Florida, on February 27, 2007. If you object to a review of your prescription records by the undersigned Assistant Statewide Prosecutor and her law enforcement agents, you must file a written objection within thirty (30) days from the date of issuance of this correspondence with the Clerk of Circuit Court for Osceola County, located at Two Courthouse Square, Ste. 2000, Kissimmee, Florida 34741. Thank you for your time and cooperation.

Sincerely,

Anne Wedge-McMillen

Anthony Roberts has chosen to file an objection refusing to have his medical records used in a steroid witch-hunt by the State of Florida. Undoubtedly, most others will probably throw out the letter without a response; this could allow the Attorney General’s Office access to prescription records that could potentially be used as evidence in a future criminal prosecution by Florida against Signature Pharmacy.

[rhino1]

Sounds like a violation of the HIPPA law...

[Millard Baker]

Sounds like a violation of the HIPPA law...

I don't think HIPPA would protect customers from having precription records subpoenaed in such a case. HIPPA just makes the State of Florida send out this letter to all customers.

[Millard Baker]

from ****

Posted on 01:31 October 1st, 2008 by Millard Baker

The Florida Attorney General’s Office is waiting 30 days before reviewing the private prescription records of thousands of clients who used the services of Signature Pharmacy. Clients of Signature Pharmacy have 30 days to file a written objection to prevent an invasion of their prescription records by the Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution. If the State of Florida does not receive a written objection, they may use and submit your prescription records in a state case against Signature Pharmacy.

The Albany County District Attorney’s steroid distribution case against Signature Pharmacy (Operation Which Doctor) was recently dismissed due to the incompetence of prosecutor David Soares. As a result, David Soares is not permitted to seek charges against Signature Pharmacy effectively wasting millions of dollars from the coffers of Albany County.

The Florida Attorney General’s is hoping that David Soares has not irreparably damaged a criminal case against against Stan and Naomi Loomis, the Signature Pharmacy owners, pharmacist Michael Loomis or Signature Pharmacy employees Kirk Calvert and Anthony Palladino. Apparently, prosecutors in Florida feel they can obtain a new set of evidence through a review of prescription records. The new evidence could potentially be used against Signature Pharmacy in a steroid and growth hormone distribution case thereby avoiding double jeopardy.

Anthony Roberts, a client of Signature Pharmacy, recently posted a scan of a letter received from the desk of William N. Shepherd, the Statewide Prosecutor for the Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum. The text of the undated letter reads as follows:

Re: The Matter of Search Warrant For Premises Known As 1200 Kuhl Avenue, Orlando, Florida, And The Premises Known as 2304 Aloma Avenue, Winter Park, Florida, Case no.: CI07-OC-1237
OSWP# 2004-0456-ORL

To Whom It May Concern:

The purpose of this correspondence is to put you on notice that your prescription records were seized pursuant to a search warrant executed at Signature Pharmacy, located at 1200 Kuhl Avenue, Orlando, Florida and 2304 Aloma Avenue, Winter Park, Florida, on February 27, 2007. If you object to a review of your prescription records by the undersigned Assistant Statewide Prosecutor and her law enforcement agents, you must file a written objection within thirty (30) days from the date of issuance of this correspondence with the Clerk of Circuit Court for Osceola County, located at Two Courthouse Square, Ste. 2000, Kissimmee, Florida 34741. Thank you for your time and cooperation.

Sincerely,

Anne Wedge-McMillen

Anthony Roberts has chosen to file an objection refusing to have his medical records used in a steroid witch-hunt by the State of Florida. Undoubtedly, most others will probably throw out the letter without a response; this could allow the Attorney General’s Office access to prescription records that could potentially be used as evidence in a future criminal prosecution by Florida against Signature Pharmacy.

I think the most disturbing aspect is that the State of Florida may have had a secret meeting with prosecutors from Albany County (NY) so they could prosecute Signature after Albany County DA Soares was done.

Soares' case against Signature was dismissed.

http://www.steroid.com/blog/2008/10/...investigation/

So now Florida is stepping up to the plate for a swing at headlines.

http://www.anabolicpharmacology.com/...y-protections/

[JiGGaMaN]

I wonder if its the same Anthony Roberts...

[KatsMeow]

This has already been discussed once, and basically they can't view the records unless you write and tell them you won't give them permission.

So all you have to do is write and object and then nothing will be read.

[rhino1]

This has already been discussed once, and basically they can't view the records unless you write and tell them you won't give them permission.

So all you have to do is write and object and then nothing will be read.

but then isn't that obstruction of justice???