A wealthy pharmacist accused of watering down chemotherapy drugs for profit was ordered held without bond Monday.
U.S. Magistrate Robert Larsen said he was worried Robert Courtney, 48, might use his more than $10 million in assets to flee the country.
Courtney is charged with a single count of dispensing misbranded and adulterated chemotherapy drugs.
Courtney allegedly has acknowledged diluting medications for at least 30 patients; authorities say the number could be higher.
The FBI has raised the possibility of homicide charges if his actions are linked to any deaths.
Courtney has admitted diluting expensive cancer treatments “out of greed,” according to prosecutors.
Authorities claim diluting the drugs would have saved him hundreds of dollars per dose.
