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Podiatrist arrested on drug charge

NEWS SUN STAFF REPORT WAUKEGAN — Podiatrist Dr. Lee Tisa was arrested

shortly after midnight Wednesday by Waukegan police and charged with cocaine

possession and dealing. Tisa, who has a Gurnee office on Greenleaf Street and

another in Antioch, was charged with purchasing more than an ounce of cocaine

from

undercover investigators. The cocaine-dealing charge is a Class X offense and

a conviction carries a mandatory prison sentence of six to 30 years.

Possession is a Class One offense, and a conviction carries a maximum sentence

of four

to 15 years in prison, but is also probationable. Tisa, who has been a foot

doctor in Lake County for more than 19 years, previously made arrangements to

purchase the drug with undercover investigators of the Waukegan Police

Department, said Shanes, chief of the drug prosecutions division in the

Lake

County State's Attorney's office. The actual sale was completed in the parking

lot of Tisa's Gurnee office, and afterwards he went inside with the drugs,

according to court records. Shanes said Tisa was arrested after paying $1,200

for 31 grams of cocaine. The transaction was recorded on audio tape, he added.

In bond court later Wednesday morning, Circuit Court Associate Judge

set bond at $20,000 and scheduled a hearing today for status of

attorney. Outside of court, Shanes said, " This is a disturbing case. It shows

the

scourge of narcotics affects people from all walks of life. " Tisa is a

Libertyville resident.09/11/03

yes this is my old boss of about 3 weeks back. i thanked my new boss today

for saving me!! guess i won't be getting my last paycheck. someone did bail him

out. i drove by the office on my way home and the police were there taking out

computers . i've had such a bad week and kept saying i need a good luck

charm. on the way home after reading the news i thought y'know you must have

some

good luck. you got out of there just in time!! kathy in il i feel sorry for

his wife and 5 children.

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quite true. he says at one time he was a multi-millionaire too. what a shame.

kathy in il

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Wow, that explains where all his money went.

Geez, your paychecks, up his nose.

Noreen

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Podiatrist arrested on drug charge

NEWS SUN STAFF REPORT WAUKEGAN — Podiatrist Dr. Lee Tisa was arrested

shortly after midnight Wednesday by Waukegan police and charged with cocaine

possession and dealing. Tisa, who has a Gurnee office on Greenleaf Street and

another in Antioch, was charged with purchasing more than an ounce of cocaine

from

undercover investigators. The cocaine-dealing charge is a Class X offense and

a conviction carries a mandatory prison sentence of six to 30 years.

Possession is a Class One offense, and a conviction carries a maximum sentence

of four

to 15 years in prison, but is also probationable. Tisa, who has been a foot

doctor in Lake County for more than 19 years, previously made arrangements to

purchase the drug with undercover investigators of the Waukegan Police

Department, said Shanes, chief of the drug prosecutions division in the

Lake

County State's Attorney's office. The actual sale was completed in the

parking

lot of Tisa's Gurnee office, and afterwards he went inside with the drugs,

according to court records. Shanes said Tisa was arrested after paying $1,200

for 31 grams of cocaine. The transaction was recorded on audio tape, he added.

In bond court later Wednesday morning, Circuit Court Associate Judge

set bond at $20,000 and scheduled a hearing today for status of

attorney. Outside of court, Shanes said, " This is a disturbing case. It shows

the

scourge of narcotics affects people from all walks of life. " Tisa is a

Libertyville resident.09/11/03

yes this is my old boss of about 3 weeks back. i thanked my new boss today

for saving me!! guess i won't be getting my last paycheck. someone did bail

him

out. i drove by the office on my way home and the police were there taking out

computers . i've had such a bad week and kept saying i need a good luck

charm. on the way home after reading the news i thought y'know you must have

some

good luck. you got out of there just in time!! kathy in il i feel sorry for

his wife and 5 children.

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Kathi,

You got out just in the nick of time! No wonder you didn't get paid

when you were supposed to and then got checks that bounced!

A doctor who had a practice in my small town lost his license because

he tested positive for cocaine. This was not the first time.

I had been to this doctor a couple of times, and I also had been going

there to get my bloodwork done, and they'd fax it to my rheumatologist.

The nurse who drew my blood just said that he was taking some time off.

His employees were put in such a bad position, having to lie for him.

Then a few months later it came out in the paper. By that time, I had

already started going somewhere else for my bloodwork, not because of

the cocaine because I didn't know about it. If he ever gets his license

back, I won't be going to him again!

You would think that a physician would be the last person on earth to

get hooked on cocaine. It's such a pity that their education and

training has to go to waste.

Sue

On Thursday, September 11, 2003, at 06:18 PM, kringlemom@... wrote:

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I'm not sure I feel sorry for his wife, Kathy. Are you sure she isn't

mixed up in this, too? The kids - yes, of course.

Told you that you should have gone for the piano!!!!

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Podiatrist arrested on drug charge

NEWS SUN STAFF REPORT WAUKEGAN — Podiatrist Dr. Lee Tisa was arrested

shortly after midnight Wednesday by Waukegan police and charged with

cocaine

possession and dealing. Tisa, who has a Gurnee office on Greenleaf

Street and

another in Antioch, was charged with purchasing more than an ounce of

cocaine from

undercover investigators. The cocaine-dealing charge is a Class X

offense and

a conviction carries a mandatory prison sentence of six to 30 years.

Possession is a Class One offense, and a conviction carries a maximum

sentence of four

to 15 years in prison, but is also probationable. Tisa, who has been a

foot

doctor in Lake County for more than 19 years, previously made

arrangements to

purchase the drug with undercover investigators of the Waukegan Police

Department, said Shanes, chief of the drug prosecutions division

in the Lake

County State's Attorney's office. The actual sale was completed in the

parking

lot of Tisa's Gurnee office, and afterwards he went inside with the

drugs,

according to court records. Shanes said Tisa was arrested after paying

$1,200

for 31 grams of cocaine. The transaction was recorded on audio tape, he

added.

In bond court later Wednesday morning, Circuit Court Associate Judge

set bond at $20,000 and scheduled a hearing today for status of

attorney. Outside of court, Shanes said, " This is a disturbing case. It

shows the

scourge of narcotics affects people from all walks of life. " Tisa is a

Libertyville resident.09/11/03

yes this is my old boss of about 3 weeks back. i thanked my new boss

today

for saving me!! guess i won't be getting my last paycheck. someone did

bail him

out. i drove by the office on my way home and the police were there

taking out

computers . i've had such a bad week and kept saying i need a good luck

charm. on the way home after reading the news i thought y'know you must

have some

good luck. you got out of there just in time!! kathy in il i feel sorry

for

his wife and 5 children.

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hey gina, maybe you are right. he seemed to pretty much run on his own and

her job was with the kids. i know she knew something. she tried get us to

pretend to take messages for him, but there were a few " bad people " that we were

not

supposed to relay messages from. i am starting to wonder if i will be

contacted by the cops when they start going through his files. wonder why he was

writing me checks. i guess only time will tell. ihad suspicions. but no facts or

evidence. kathy in il