Wife of accused WPB pill mill doc wants her jewels back
WEST PALM BEACH — The wife of a West Palm Beach doctor who is accused of causing the overdose deaths of two patients wants her diamond jewelry back.
In a lawsuit filed last week in Palm Beach County Circuit Court, Misuk Christensen claims law enforcement officers wrongly seized nearly $139,000 worth of her jewelry when they raided her home along Flagler Drive in August 2011, seeking evidence against her husband, Dr. John Christensen.
Damon Higgins
The warrant agents used to enter the couple’s house did not authorize agents from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to grab the jewelry, which included a $38,000 gold necklace with a 2.67-carat diamond, diamond earrings valued at $17,850 and a wedding ring, valued at nearly $30,000, according to the lawsuit filed by attorney Gary Dunkel, who represents Misuk Christensen.
While she asked for the jewelry back, her request was ignored, Dunkel claims. He is accusing the agencies of civil theft, which carries the possibility of triple damages.
Dr. Christensen, who for years operated A1A Health and Wellness Clinic on Broadway in West Palm Beach, was charged in 2013 with two-counts of first-degree murder and dozens of drug trafficking charges. Agents said he doled out oxycodone and other powerful narcotics like candy to drug addicts as part of a long-running pill mill operation.
Originally facing the death penalty, prosecutors were forced to reduce the murder charges to manslaughter. He posted a $600,000 bond and is on house arrest awaiting trial.
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