MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A Miami man who owned a cash-only pain management clinic pleaded guilty this week in a case involving the illegal distribution of opioids.
According to U.S. Attorney’s Office, Habib Geagea Palacios, 40, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and one count of distributing a controlled substance.
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