Acevedo, Off to Prison for Eight Years, Blames OxyContin for Crimes

Published September 1, 2010

Acevedo, off to prison for eight years, blames OxyContin for crimes
Former Monroe County School District administrator Monique Acevedo pleaded guilty Tuesday to six felony charges of stealing more than $ 400,000 from the district when she worked there and was sentenced to eight years in prison. Circuit Court Judge Mark Jones ordered that be followed by 22 years of probation and payment of $ 413,012.43 in restitution.
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Agencies award million for substance abuse research
WASHINGTON, DC – The Department of Veterans Affairs is partnering with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to award $ 6 million in grants for research examining the link between substance abuse and military deployments and combat-related trauma.
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