Jason Pampucha, office manager of Advanced Women’s Care of the Lowcountry, had ordered Mirena brand IUDs from a Canadian supplier.
He was sentenced to two years probation in circuit court, but he could have received as much as two years in prison and a $5,000 fine. A separate civil suit by the state is demanding the practice refund $37,287 in Medicaid payments for the devices.
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