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A Minnesota doctor accused of illegally prescribing an opioid painkiller for Prince a week before the musician died from a fentanyl overdose has agreed to pay $30,000 to settle a federal civil violation.

The settlement between the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota and Dr. Michael Todd Schulenberg comes as Carver County prosecutors are prepared to announce whether they'll file any criminal charges stemming from their two-year investigation into Prince's death. In one of the letters released Thursday, authorities said Schulenberg was not the target of a criminal investigation. 

Doctor who treated Prince pays $30K for illegal prescription

Read the documents the U.S. Department of Justice released Thursday in full below. 

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4441958-Memorandum-of-Agreement.html

 Letter between U.S. Attorney and Schulenberg's lawyer 

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4441961-2018-04-16-Signed-Criminal-Letter.html

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4441957-4-19-18-Schulenberg-Settlement.html

 Read DEA search warrant affidavit of Paisley Park 

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4442068-DEAR-Search-Warrant-on-Prince-s-Paisley-Park.html

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Federal authorities released documents Thursday tied to the settlement between a Minnesota doctor accused of illegally prescribing an opioid painkiller for Prince a week before the musician died from a fentanyl overdose. A search warrant was also unsealed.

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