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St. Johns County doctor accused of illegally distributing prescription drugs

By Erik Avanier - News4Jax
Published on November 3, 2022 at 12:05 pm
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A St. Johns County doctor faces charges of illegally distributing prescription medication.

According to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, Dr. Scott Hollington, 57, who owns Sawgrass Medical in St. Augustine, has been under investigation since August 2021 on allegations of prescribing controlled substances in exchange for sexual favors.

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A federal grand jury in Jacksonville indicted Hollington on Thursday on 10 counts of illegally distributing prescription medication from the medical practice that he owns. He also faces one count of drug distribution conspiracy.

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author image Erik is an award-winning broadcast and multimedia journalist with nearly 20 years of experience. He started as a reporter for News4Jax in 2017, having worked previously at WDEF, the CBS affiliate in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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