A doctor faces up to 14 years in prison after admitting to his role in the illegal distribution of diet pills.

Brian J. McDevitt pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Charleston to conspiring to allow others to use his federal registration number to distribute Phentermine.

The U.S. Attorney's Office says McDevitt practiced in Varney, Huntington and Chapmanville.

A stipulation of facts entered with McDevitt's plea says three employees at the Varney clinic used McDevitt's federal registration number on more than 800 occasions to illegally distribute the pills.

According to the filing, McDevitt made almost $65,000 from the illegal sales.

Sentencing is scheduled for May 12.

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