Doctor guilty of opioids and tax evasion charges
Sanjay Kumar, a 53 year old New Bern physician, was convicted in federal court on five counts of unlawful distribution of oxycodone outside the scope of practice, five counts of money laundering by concealment, and three counts of attempted tax evasion. The trial cited cash only practice, minimal staff, and about 9500 opioid prescriptions from 2011 to 2016.
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Robert J. Higdon, Jr
Sanjay Kumar
New Bern
North Carolina
Louise Wood Flanagan
Kumar
North Carolina Medical Board
Drug Enforcement Administration
Charlotte
DEA
State Bureau of Investigation
Craven County Sheriff’s Office
Rehabilitated Owls Return to James City Neighbor
Olinda Green watched a rescued great horned owl come home this past Saturday in James City near Carolina Colours. The scene unfolded beside a tall pine behind her brick ranch house where an owl nest sits, and she noted a second owl with the first, signaling another successful release.
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Olinda Green
Green
James City
Carolina Colours
Great Horned Owl’s Nest
Marine Raider Killed in Iraq Action
Gunnery Sergeant Scott A. Koppenhafer a 35 year old critical skills operator with 2nd Marine Raider Battalion died of wounds from combat actions in Iraq on August 10 2019. A native of Mancos Colorado Koppenhafer joined the Marine Corps in 2005 and spent a decade as a CSO with MARSOC after earlier service with 1st Battalion 5th Marines and the 31st and 11th MEUs. He trained to become a CSO finishing in 2009 as the ITC honor graduate.
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Marine Forces Special Operations Command
Iraq
Scott A. Koppenhafer
Marine Raider Battalion
Mancos
Colorado
Koppenhafer
Marine Corps
Marsoc
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11Th Marine Expeditionary
Afghanistan
New Bern Man Charged With Animal Cruelty
Craven County deputies say William Guion, 67, on Rocky Run Road, shot two pit bulls after encountering them while walking his dog. Responders found no attack, and Guion retrieved a handgun near his residence. The case prompted an animal cruelty charge.
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New Bern
Tive Services
Rocky Run Road
William Guion
Guion
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