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Italian nationals sentenced for running Knoxville-area pill mills

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Luca Sartini and Luigi Palma were each sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. The pill mills distributed 11 million tablets of opioids with an estimated street value of $360 million. Co-defendant Slyvia Hofstetter, who was described by prosecutors as the biggest drug dealer to ever appear in an East Tennessee courtroom, was sentenced to over 30 years.

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Italian nationals sentenced for running Knoxville-area pill mills

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Two Italian nationals on Thursday became the latest to be convicted for their roles in running pill mills in East Tennessee and Florida that illegally distributed millions of dollars worth of prescription drugs. Luca Sartini and Luigi "Jimmy" Palma were each sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for their roles in a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) conspiracy.…

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WATE broke the news in Nashville, United States on Friday, December 15, 2023.
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