West Virginia physician charged with 25 counts of distributing drugs, destroying evidence 

Bridgeport, W.Va.-based physician David Elwood Hess, MD, was indicted on 25 counts of unlawful controlled substance distribution and destroying evidence, the Justice Department said April 4. 

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By: Patsy Newitt

Dr. Hess, 59, wrote prescriptions for Adderall, Xanax, Oxycontin and other controlled substances without a medical purpose. He also was charged with remotely wiping his iPhone after it had been seized by law enforcement.

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