Man pleads guilty to selling pills illegally

SALT LAKE CITY — A Provo man has pleaded guilty to his part in an Internet pharmacy scheme that led to the selling of as many as 8 million Phentermine pills to people without legitimate prescriptions.

Gregory J. Crosby, 53, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute Phentermine and one count of conspiracy to commit international money laundering before U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball. Crosby was one of 18 indicted in the scheme.

An indictment said the group also attempted to distribute other controlled substances, including Ritalin, Valium and Xanax, between October 2003 and July 2007 when they were importing the drugs from Mexico. The plea agreement states that Crosby and others sold around 8 million Phentermine pills over the Internet to people without valid prescriptions. A sentencing date has yet to be scheduled.

— Emiley Morgan