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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68-Year-Old Wagram Woman Charged With Prescription Fraud – Southern Pines Pilot
A Wagram woman was recently arrested in connection with multiple incidents of prescription fraud. Dorothy Ellis McNeill, 68, is charged with four counts of obtaining a schedule II controlled substance by fraud and four counts of [...]
Huntsville pill mill doctor sentenced to prison for fraud and illegal prescriptions – AL.com
A former Huntsville doctor, who was the nation's highest Medicare prescriber of opioid painkillers, was sentenced today to serve 15 years in federal prison. Shelinder Aggarwal pleaded guilty late last year to illegally prescribing controlled [...]
Conn. files lawsuit against Stamford doctor, husband for prescription fraud – Westfair Online
The state is suing Dr. Kakra Gyambibi and her husband, University of Connecticut in Stamford employee Kwasi Gyambibi, for defrauding Connecticut’s employee drug prescription plan. According to the complaint, filed in Hartford Superior Court under [...]
Amherst doctor sentenced for fraud – WGRZ.com
BUFFALO, NY-- The Amherst doctor who admitted to fraud by writing more than 200 illegal painkiller prescriptions will spend two years in prison. Dr. Albert Cowie got the sentence Thursday from U.S. District Judge Lawrence [...]
Doctor – and recovering addict – gets jail time in fraud case – The … – Buffalo News
There's no shortage of doctors among the human faces that define the opioid epidemic. One of them, a well-known and well-regarded Amherst radiologist, is going to prison for two years. Albert R. Cowie, a recovering [...]
Cole County Commissioners pass prescription drug monitoring program – ABC17News.com
COLE COUNTY, Mo. - Cole County Commissioners passed an ordinance Tuesday approving a prescription drug monitoring program in the county. But since all pharmacies in Cole County are in Jefferson City limits, the city must [...]
Man wrongly arrested for prescription fraud after IT bungle – Digital Health
Image: A Brighton and Hove man was wrongly arrested for presenting a fraudulent prescription after an IT mix-up. A patient has been wrongly arrested for a fraudulent prescription because of a IT systems mix-up in [...]
Agawam doctor indicted for insurance fraud in prescribing opioids while jailed – WESTERNMASSNEWS.com
SPRINGFIELD, MA (AP) - Following a lengthy investigation by authorities, a doctor in Agawam has been indicted over allegations he committed insurance fraud when prescribing opioid medications to patients. Dr. Frank Stirlacci, 55, from Ludlow, and [...]
Medical Assistant Accused of Creating Fraudulent Prescriptions – State College News
A Lock Haven woman is facing charges after allegedly creating unauthorized drug prescriptions at the State College doctor's office where she worked as a medical assistant. According to a criminal complaint filed Thursday, a pharmacist [...]
Police: Man arrested wanted in connection with Colorado Springs prescription drug ring – Colorado Springs Gazette
Jessie Gianni. Photo courtesy Colorado Springs Police Department. A man arrested earlier this week nearly closes out a prescription drug ring discovered in 2015 that led to 25 people being charged. Jessie Gianni, 26, was [...]