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Judge: No bail for doctor in painkiller case

Originally published: July 5, 2012 5:39 PM
Updated: July 5, 2012 10:15 PM
By ROBERT E. KESSLER robert.kessler@newsday.com

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Dr. Eric Jacobson comments as DEA agents raid his office in Great Neck. (Dec. 1, 2012)

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A federal judge yesterday ordered a Great Neck doctor who had prescribed painkillers for Medford pharmacy killer David Laffer held without bail pending trial on charges of illegally trafficking in drugs.

"I don't think there are any conditions that could assure the safety of the community" if he allowed Dr. Eric Jacobson to be released on bail, U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Bianco ruled...

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