A Duluth entertainment and concert promoter accused of using the profiles of two associates to illegally obtain prescription medication over the Internet admitted to the crime today in St. Louis County District Court.
Craig Christopher Samborski, 45, pleaded guilty to the felony offense of fraudulently procuring a controlled substance. As part of a plea agreement reached with the St. Louis County Attorney's Office, a second charge of possessing a small amount of marijuana will be dismissed.
Samborski, president of Secret Service Entertainment, has no prior criminal record.
Defense attorney Kevin Cornwell told the court that, as a first-time drug offender, his client qualifies for deferred prosecution and probation. That means the court could defer further proceedings and place Samborski on probation without entering a judgment of guilty. The court also could dismiss the proceedings after successful completion of a drug education program and probation.
Judge Mark Munger ordered that an Arrowhead Regional Corrections probation officer conduct an investigation of Samborski's background before sentencing on Jan. 26.
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According to the criminal complaint, a special agent for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension received information that Samborski obtained tablets of Hydrocodone -- a narcotic pain reliever -- through an Internet pharmacy using the profiles of past and present business associates without their consent.
On July 10, officers executed search warrants at Samborski's home and business. Small amounts of marijuana were seized at both locations. An officer met with Samborski and his attorney Aug. 17 at Cornwell's office. Samborski confessed to using his associates' personal information to obtain Hydrocodone.
Samborski admitted in court that he used a post office box in Superior to take delivery of the controlled substance.
