Putnam County Veterinarian Ordered to Pay Nearly $1 Million by Court

Putnam County veterinarian ordered to pay nearly $1 million by court

PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) — A Putnam County veterinarian is facing almost $1 million in civil penalties after a U.S. district judge ordered the maximum penalty against her. The penalties against Clara Ann Mason, 64, of Winfield, stem from thousands of doses of oxycodone and other drugs going unaccounted for between 2018 and 2023, according to a news release by the Department of Justice. Mason served as a veterinarian in Putnam County with a fo…

Putnam County Veterinarian Ordered to Pay $956,709 in Civil Penalties

PUTNAM COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Clara Ann Mason, a Putnam County veterinarian, after she was unable to account for 9,796 dosage units of oxycodone HCL, hydrocodone/acetaminophen and other controlled substances, Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston announced. United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers ordered Mason, 64, of Winfield, to pay the maximum civil penalties. The Court found that Mason ordered thousands of doses of opioids…

Putnam County vet ordered to pay maximum civil penalties for being unable to account for high dosages of controlled substances

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A Putnam County veterinarian was ordered to pay the maximum civil penalties because she was unable to account for over nine thousand dosages units of oxycodone, hydrocodone, and other controlled substances. Clara Ann Mason, 64, of Winfield, was ordered to pay $956,709 dollars by U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers Monday. According to a…