ROCKLAND (AP) — The owner of a Maine methadone clinic that was shut down by the federal government due to health and safety concerns is fighting to reopen.
A hearing on the state’s lawsuit to permanently revoke Fuller-McMahan’s license to operate the Turning Tide clinic is scheduled for Oct. 28 in Rockland District Court. Both a state and federal license are needed to operate the clinic.
Authorities accuse Fuller-McMahan of planning to fraudulently order a methadone shipment for a client in exchange for cocaine. They also accuse her of buying cocaine from her clients and of hiring her husband, whom they say has a drug conviction.
Fuller-McMahan?s lawyer Jay McCloskey, told the Bangor Daily News that his client denies the allegations. He said she will appeal the federal license suspension.
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