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Associated Press - November 28, 2006
Michael D. Ivy, 45, could face two to eight years in prison if convicted of selling HIV contaminated blood.
Authorities said Ivy was told in December 2002 he could not donate blood after he tested positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
But on Sept. 13, Ivy went to a blood plasma center in Hammond and lied about his medical history so he could donate blood, investigators said. Ivy returned on Sept. 22 to donate blood again, but in the meantime the first donation had tested positive for HIV and he was told he could not donate blood.
The Lake County prosecutor's office said Ivy would be held without bond until Dec. 13, at which time his bond would be set at $20,000. A court hearing was scheduled for Jan. 25.
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