WICHITA, Kan. (AP) _ A Wichita pharmacist accused of distributing controlled substances outside medical practice is expected to plead guilty in the case.

Constance King is scheduled for a change-of-plea hearing Monday before U.S. District Judge Monti Belot.

The 47-year-old King faces seven counts in connection to the case against Dr. Lawrence Simons, of Goddard. She is likely to get reduced charges in a plea deal with prosecutors.

An indictment alleges King gave a man painkiller prescriptions written by Simons as payment for transporting a vehicle from Kansas City to Wichita for the doctor.

Simons' trial is set for Aug. 25. He faces 36 counts, some which involve allegedly writing prescriptions for people he had never met.

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