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Yonkers pharmacy manager charged in oxycodone scheme

Originally published: January 17, 2013 2:12 PM
Updated: January 17, 2013 6:39 PM
By KEN SCHACHTER  kenneth.schachter@cablevision.com

Lloyd Brown stands outside of Stanley Pharmacy, which

Photo credit: Elizabeth Daza | Lloyd Brown stands outside of Stanley Pharmacy, which remains closed after the store manager was arrested and charged with illegal distribution of oxycodone. Brown, a regular customer at the Yonkers pharmacy, said: "It could happen anywhere. I'm not surprised." (Jan. 17, 2013)

The manager of a Yonkers pharmacy faces up to 20 years in prison and $1 million in fines if convicted after he was arrested Thursday and charged with illegally selling prescription pain pills for about $6 each, officials said.

The store manager, Ji Yun Lee, was scheduled to face the charges related to the sale of oxycodone pills Thursday afternoon in U.S. District Court in lower Manhattan.

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