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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office says Rush Limbaugh has been arrested on prescription fraud charges.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) Rush Limbaugh was arrested Friday on prescription drug charges, law enforcement officials said.
Limbaugh turned himself in to authorities on a warrant issued by the State Attorney's Office, said Teri Barbera, a spokeswoman for the State Attorney's Office.
The warrant was for fraud to conceal information to obtain prescription, Barbera said.
Prosecutors seized Limbaugh's records after learning that he received about 2,000 painkillers, prescribed by four doctors in six months, at a pharmacy near his Palm Beach mansion. They contend that Limbaugh engaged in ``doctor shopping,'' or illegally deceived multiple doctors to receive overlapping prescriptions.
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UPDATE: Booking page from WPSO and mug shot added.
Palm Beach Sheriff's Office Booking Page on
Limbaugh:
Name: LIMBAUGH, RUSH HUNDSON
Race: White DOB: 01/12/1951
Address:
340 ROYAL PALM WY S-304
PALM BEACH, FL 33480 Facility: MDC INTAKE
Booking Number: 2006021379
OBTS Number: N/A
Booking Date: 04/28/2006
Time: 16:25
Arresting Agency: 01 - PBSO Officer: J. HOFFMAN
Original Bond: $3,000.00 Current Bond: $3,000.00
Release Date: N/A
Holds For Other Agencies:No
Warrant Number: N/A
Charges: 893.13-3730
FRAUD-CONCEAL INFO TO OBTAIN PRESCRIPTION
The WPSO site is very busy so it's taking a long time for the page to load.
ANOTHER UPDATE There's a newser at 8pm with the West Palm authories about Limbaugh's arrest. Presumably someone will carry it live.