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Medical Board lets DEA sneak peeks at patient records
The Drug Enforcement Administration has been sifting through hundreds of supposedly private medical files, [watchdog.org] looking for Texas doctors and patients to prosecute without the use of warrants.
Instead, the agents are tricking doctors and nurses into thinking they’re with the Texas Medical Board. When that doesn’t work, they’re sending doctors subpoenas demanding medical records without court approval.
The DEA can’t even count how many times it has resorted to the practice nationwide. A spokesman estimated it was in the thousands.
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