Did Erickson admit to breaking another federal law?
In a letter to the editor of the Oregonian, Richard Kaul of Southwest Portland raises an interesting question about Mike Erickson's trip to Cuba.
Regarding Sunday's article on Mike Erickson's trip to Cuba ("Erickson's Cuba trip: Think cigars," Aug. 17), I worked at Oregon Health & Science University in the 1990s. I gave several bags of prescription drugs to an Army Reserve surgical nurse I worked with to take to Siberia, where she assisted surgeons doing humanitarian work.After the third bag, I received a visit from the head of the pharmacy department, asking where those bags were (the drugs had passed their expiration dates and were supposed to have been destroyed). I replied that I'd given them to the nurse, and I was told that I could not dispense prescription drugs without a medical license. Giving them away amounted to the same thing.
So if Erickson's story of giving away prescription drugs [and other medical supplies] is true, he has broken federal law.
Discuss.
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Aug. 21, 2008
Posted in letter to the editor. |
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Aug 21, '08
You think he cares? He has an election to win!
5:47 p.m.
Aug 21, '08
Ten years ago, my spellcheck always wanted to change my supervisor's last name, "Erickson," into "Erections." It was funny at the time, but now it's just another reason why I want Mike Erickson's name and face to fade quickly and permanently from my world.
5:49 p.m.
Aug 21, '08
Why does anyone care anything about Mike Erickson nowadays? I mean the guy will be a by-word six months from now.
6:42 p.m.
Aug 21, '08
By-word? He could become a verb.
Er.ick.son To completely self destruct, using lies and deception, hypocrisy and perhaps criminal behavior.
"Oh, let's just hope we don't Erickson this primary" or "Ooh, you just Ericksoned all over yourself."
8:55 p.m.
Aug 21, '08
Evan, Well that is kinda what I was thinking with my comment.
You did a much better job of it than I did.
Don't tell anyone I admitted that.
Aug 22, '08
Oh lord, I'm going to try to type this without vomiting in my mouth, but....
IF he really did give medicine to the needy, despite federal laws...that is a good deed. Ugh..That hurt.
Beyond that it is obvious that he is a total slimeball.
Adam L
Aug 22, '08
Sounds like another sleazy tax dodge. They pick up medicine legally in Mexico, take it to Cuba and drop it at a clinic, then write off the entire trip as a charitable deduction.
<h2>I think he was coming to Cuba for something other than the cigars...</h2>