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Authorities detail doctors' actions in drug bust

Originally published: June 6, 2012 8:40 PM
Updated: June 6, 2012 11:21 PM
By BART JONES  bart.jones@newsday.com

Dr. Eric Jacobson comments as DEA agents raid

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Dr. Eric Jacobson comments as DEA agents raid his office in Great Neck. (Dec. 1, 2012)

Dr. Eric Jacobson surrendered his authority to write prescriptions for controlled substances when federal agents raided his office last December, but he kept his illegal painkiller business going, authorities charged Wednesday.

Within weeks, through a Craigslist ad, Jacobson hired a physician who had an active Drug Enforcement Administration registration number to work at his Great Neck office...

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