Looking for one source on Prescription Fraud in the News? Look no further. HelioMetrics has pulled together this page as a resource for you to see those Prescription Fraud stories that made headlines. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of every Prescription Fraud, it is only a list of them that actually made the press, which is a fraction of the total that happen daily around the United States. You can also check out Drug Diversion in the News for more stories related to Prescription Fraud.
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Allentown doctor pleads guilty to writing fraudulent prescriptions – Allentown Morning Call
JIM THORPE — An Allentown doctor charged in 2013 with writing fraudulent prescriptions that netted thousands of oxycodone pills for a New Jersey dealer has pleaded guilty. John R. Manzella, 52, of the 2700 block [...]
Trial vacated for Johnstown doctor Kenneth Pettine accused of prescription drug fraud – Loveland Reporter-Herald
By Sam Lounsberry Reporter-Herald Staff Writer Pettine FORT COLLINS — This month's trial of a Johnstown doctor accused of fraudulently obtaining drugs was vacated Wednesday in district court. Kenneth Pettine, a 63-year-old doctor whose business [...]
Woman pleads guilty to trafficking opiates, prescription fraud – WLOS
Shannon Gayle Shelton, 26, was charged with three counts of trafficking opiates, three counts of conspiracy to traffick opiates, three counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and four counts of attempting to obtain [...]
Two California men arrested after committing prescription fraud in Lancaster County – FOX43.com
COLUMBIA, LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa.– Two California men have been arrested for violations of the Pharmacy Act. King Brooks, 20, of San Jose, California and Jarad Williams, 22, of Tracy California are facing charges of prescription [...]
Dr. Whitaker, probationer arrested for prescription fraud – Coldwater Daily Reporter
COLDWATER — Coldwater doctor Christina Whitaker, 42, was charged with eight felony drug charges on a warrant sought after a Coldwater Police investigation. Branch County District Court Judge Brent Weigle told her Friday morning in [...]
Surgeon charged in Lehigh Valley prescription fraud probe – lehighvalleylive.com
A Lehigh Valley trauma surgeon is among 10 Lehigh Valley residents facing charges in connection with prescription fraud investigations, prosecutors announced Friday. Three of the defendants worked in the medical field, one used veterinary offices [...]
Woman charged with forging prescriptions at Iredell pharmacies – Statesville Record Landmark
A woman purchased prescription opiate pills at different Mooresville pharmacies by forging her prescriptions, according to the Mooresville Police Department. Precias Kajuanna Freeman, 34, of Cleveland, is accused of obtaining Norco, a brand of hydrocodone, [...]
USDC: CAVE CITY DENTIST AND FORMER MAGISTRATE SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS IN PRISON – WCLU
CAVE CITY, KENTUCKY, PHYSICIAN SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR ILLEGALLY DISPENSING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES OUTSIDE OF HIS PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL PRACTICE AND HEALTH CARE FRAUD Obtained controlled substances through fraud for his own use BOWLING [...]
Former employee of Westerly doctor is charged with prescription fraud – The Westerly Sun
WESTERLY — A former employee of a Westerly medical practice is facing drug charges after police said she illegally obtained the painkiller Percocet on at least four occasions since November. The woman, Elisa M. Page, [...]
Nurse accused of writing numerous fake prescriptions – KAIT
Nikki Calhoun (Source: Cleburne Co. Sheriff's Office via Vinelink) CLEBURNE COUNTY, AR (KAIT) - An Arkansas nurse faces felony charges after investigators say she wrote nearly two dozen fake prescriptions. On Dec. 20, the 16th [...]