Second Doctor Pleads Guilty In Colorado Painkiller Case

MONTROSE, Colo. (AP) — A former Western Slope doctor has made a plea deal with prosecutors over charges that he and another physician overprescribed painkillers to patients, four of whom died of overdoses.
Sam Jahani pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to violate controlled substances laws, health care fraud and money laundering. In return, prosecutors dropped dozens of other charges that included unlawful dispensing of a controlled substance.
Prosecutors are recommending a prison sentence