Doctor Accused of Trading Opioids for Sex with Women Gets Prison in Tennessee, Feds Say
A 51-year-old emergency room doctor in Tennessee accused of trading opioids for sexual favors was sentenced to two years in federal prison on Thursday. Lawrence J. Valdez pleaded guilty to one count of unlawfully distributing controlled substances last year, according to court filings. Valdez worked as an emergency medical doctor in Hendersonville, just outside Nashville, when federal prosecutors in the Middle District of Tennessee indicted him on charges of unlawful distribu