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Cops Find Gold Bars, Suitcases of Cash in Pill Doc’s Home

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Neelam Uppal, 62, is accused of writing hundreds of fraudulent prescriptions for pain medication and sedatives.

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Pinellas County Sheriff

Florida cops who arrested a doctor for allegedly using her prescription pad for profit made a stunning discovery at her Clearwater home: $1.9 million in cash stuffed in suitcases and bags and a bunch of gold bars. Neelam Uppal, 62, is accused of charging $450 for fraudulent oxycodone prescriptions and $650 for codeine syrup prescriptions without even seeing the patients. And, authorities say, it looks like she avoided depositing the proceeds in a bank. The Tampa Bay Times reports that while investigators were raiding the doc’s home and office, two customers showed up to collect their prescriptions.

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