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A 51-year-old Upstate doctor who admitted to being an oxycodone distributor was sentenced Thursday on federal drug charges.Dr. Daniel Jebens, who had a practice on Wade Hampton Boulevard in Greer, pleaded guilty in August to unlawfully prescribing, buying and selling oxycodone."There is no excuse for anything I've done," said Jebens in court before his sentencing. "I crossed the line with my patients. I am sorry, and I am ashamed."Jebens stopped practicing medicine after federal authorities learned of his illegal drug activity.On Thursday, Jebens was sentenced to 87 months in prison, which is a few months more than seven years. He was also fined a $100 special assessment fee to cover court costs.The fine could have been up to $250,000, and the prison sentence could have been up to 20.Jebens will receive a letter in the mail in about a month from the federal prison system, informing him which prison to which to report.He apologized to his family, his patients and his community in court.Jebens did not speak with reporters after the court appearance, but his attorney did on his behalf."My client has accepted responsibility from the beginning," said Wallly Fayssoux. "It's a very difficult time. We just ask that everybody respects his family. He's accepted his punishment, and he's going to move forward."Jebens admits that he would charge $100 per office visit to prescribe oxycodone. Federal authorities say he prescribed the powerful painkiller to about 30 percent of his patients who did not need it.In September 2012, a confidential informant who was wired for audio and video went to Jebens' office and was given a prescription 120 tablets of oxycodone. According to federal prosecutors, the recorded conversation revealed that the confidential informant would have the prescription filled and then sell it back to the doctor for $600.Recordings also revealed that Jebens inquired about having the confidential informant's wife sell the drug too. Jebens said if she was willing, he would pay her $10 per pill.Three months later, agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration raided Jebens' office. His medical license has been suspended.Federal prosecutors said Jebens was connected to oxycodone that was sold all throughout the Upstate. After initially pleading not guilty, Jebens eventually admitted to both buying and selling the drug.United States Attorney Bill Nettles said several of Jebens' patients were well known to law enforcement and were under investigation for selling prescription pain killers throughout the Upstate. Jebens was a major source of supply for these individuals."We would like the physicians of this community to understand that they have a duty to prescribe medications that are only medically necessary," said Bill Watkins, Assistant United States Attorney, who represented the government during the sentencing. "They should not be pill mills, candy men for these individuals that are addicted."Court documents say Jebens agreed to cooperate with authorities and provided more information about the drug activity.Part of the cooperation meant handing over a list of the patients who were illegally prescribed the medications.Watkins said the government will continue to investigate the case to determine if more charges should be filed against other individuals.