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Medical Board, State Bar say professional misconduct usually not criminal

The North Carolina Medical Board and the North Carolina State Bar are tasked with making sure doctors and lawyers, respectively, follow codes of professional conduct. But when conduct goes from unprofessional to illegal, the cases aren't always turned over to authorities.
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The North Carolina Medical Board and the North Carolina State Bar are tasked with making sure doctors and lawyers, respectively, follow codes of professional conduct. But when conduct goes from unprofessional to illegal, the cases aren't always turned over to authorities.

Reporter : Cullen Browder
Photographer : Greg Clark
Posted 2016-12-07T18:31:31-0500 - Updated 2016-12-07T18:31:31-0500