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City worker accused of dealing Rx drugs
Prov. worker suspended earlier this month
Aug 11, 2010PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - An inspector with the Providence Department of Inspection and Standards was arraigned this afternoon on charges that he was dealing the prescription painkiller oxycodone.
Ara Giragosian, 35, of Providence pleaded not guilty to four counts including conspiracy, possession with the intent to distribute and distribution.
Giragosian was suspended without pay by the city Aug. 2, according to Inspection and Standards Director Shelia McGauvran. She said the suspension will remain in effect pending the outcome of the charges.
Public records show Giragosian started with the city in 1996, getting the $41,000-a-year inspector's job in 2008.
Giragosian's attorney, Edward Roy, told Target 12 he is unsure if the allegations against his client include dealing oxycodone while on the clock with the city. But he said Giragosian, who was joined in court by his girlfriend, is a good father to his children and disputes the charges.
Court records show federal Drug Enforcement Administration investigators arrested Giragosian in April while in possession of the drug. Records show the DEA monitored him for several months and accuse him of dealing oxycodone on at least two occasions.
Even though Giragosian was arrested in April, it wasn't until he was indicted by a federal grand jury in August that city officials learned of the charges, leading to his suspension.
Giragosian faces up to 20 years in federal prison for each count if found guilty.
Federal Magistrate Judge Lincoln Almond released Giragosian on $25,000 unsecured bond until his trial in November.
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