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Between 2003 and December Ibanez’s criminal organization grossed in excesasof $85 million by distributing more than 50 milliojn hydrocodone pills to customers throughout the Unitedr States who placed orders over the Internet, a releasre from U.S. Attorney A. Brian Albrittonn said. Hydrocodone is the generic name for a prescription painkille r known under a variety ofbrand names, including Vicodin, Vicoprofin, Lortab, Lorcet and Norco. Ibane z faces up to 20 years in prisonj anda $500,000 fine.
According to a plea Ibanez andother co-conspirators advertised hydrocodons through Internet Web site clinics, using forms of marketinyg that enticed customers to obtain prescriptioh drugs without a prescription from their own physicians. Ibanea personally authorized or allowed his name to be used to authorize morethan 74,009 orders for hydrocodone, representing more than 6.6 millionn pills, the release said. Ibanez also hired and managed or caused others to hireand manage, doctors from Florida and other statew to take part in the scheme, the releass said. The case is part of a continuinfg investigation by the andthe .