Former Santa Clara County medical administrator arrested on drug charges

SAN JOSE -- A former high-ranking Santa Clara County medical administrator has been accused of trading prescriptions for powerful drugs such as Oxycontin in return for cash and methamphetamine, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office.

Dr. Marvin Bonham, until recently the medical director of the Valley Health Plan, Health and Hospital System of Santa Clara County, was charged Tuesday with 18 felonies stemming from allegations that he wrote prescriptions for county residents who have criminal drug histories.

Bonham, 61, is facing charges of possession of methamphetamine for sale, prescribing without legitimate medical purpose, prescribing to addicts, possession of psilocybin mushrooms, possession of ecstasy and possession of marijuana for sale.

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Former Santa Clara County medical administrator arrested on drug charges