Summary
William Bernie Heckle, Jr. was convicted of falsifying medical prescriptions and illegally dispensing controlled substances (Schedule II through Schedule V), as well as dispensing prescription medication without a legitimate written order from a prescribing physician. On December 19, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Heckle a full pardon for these offenses.
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Pardon · December 19, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Falsifying medical prescriptions and illegally dispensing controlled substances (Schedule II through Schedule V); dispensing prescription medication without a legitimate written order from a prescribing physician
Original sentence: 18 months imprisonment · 36 months supervised release (District of South Carolina).
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