March 11, 2004
Researcher Who Was Convicted in Plague Case Is Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
A former Texas Tech University researcher who was convicted of mishandling plague samples and cheating the university out of its share of clinical-research money was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison and a $15,000 fine.
Thomas C. Butler, 62, who set off a terrorism scare when he reported that 30 vials of bubonic-plague bacteria had disappeared from his university laboratory, was also ordered to pay restitution to Texas Tech of
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