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Robert Courtney (fraudster)

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/robert-courtney--fraudster-

Step 2 · Questions

1. When was Robert Courtney (fraudster) born?
2. What was Robert Courtney (fraudster)'s job?
3. What is the geographic location of offense?
4. What is the primary drug class targeted?
5. Who was Robert Courtney?
6. What mistake did he make?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

Pharmaceutical Dilution

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Answer key (teacher copy)

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Robert Courtney (fraudster) born?September 15, 1952
2. What was Robert Courtney (fraudster)'s job?Pharmacist
3. What is the geographic location of offense?Kansas City, Missouri
4. What is the primary drug class targeted?Chemotherapy drugs
5. Who was Robert Courtney?He was a pharmacist in Kansas City, Missouri, who worked with medicines that help people with serious illnesses.
6. What mistake did he make?He mixed up many prescriptions by adding too much water, which made the medicine weaker for about 4,200 patients.

Pharmaceutical Dilution: The intentional weakening of prescribed medications by adding inactive ingredients or reducing the active compound.