Judge: Opioid Possession, Intent To Distribute Charges Preclude Pretrial Release

Mealey's (July 11, 2017, 1:37 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge in Pennsylvania on July 7 denied a motion for pretrial release filed by a man accused of health care fraud, conspiracy to commit health care fraud and 15 counts of possession of oxycodone with intent to distribute, finding that the nature of the drug trafficking claims showed that no condition would reasonably assure the safety of other people in the community (United States of America v. Michael Milchin, No. 17-cr-284, E.D. Pa., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 105570)....