Source- http://tampa.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel11/ta031611.htm
FORT MYERS, FL—U.S. Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announced today the culmination of a nine-defendant prescription fraud ring case in Southwest Florida. The following defendants, all residents of Lee County, were sentenced to federal imprisonment for conspiring to distribute Oxycodone, Methadone, and Alprazolam.
Jason Bergin 35 15 Years 3/7/2011
Robert Powner 57 11 Years 3/7/2011
Susan Hamilton 51 10 years 5/24/2010
Julie Becker 35 5 years 3/29/2010
Matthew Gross 32 5 years 8/3/2010
Jarrett Sprafka 31 6 ½ years 4/29/2010
Carey Bergin 37 6 ½ years 3/9/2011
Shandy Albert 34 6 ½ years 6/22/2010
Theresa Martinez 47 6 years 4/26/2010
This case involved fraudulent prescriptions that were passed in local pharmacies, which enabled the defendants in the conspiracy to obtain thousands of highly addictive pain medication pills, mostly Oxycodone. According to court documents, the defendants provided local pharmacies with a false telephone number, whereby one of the conspirators pretended to be a physician's office in order to verify the fraudulent prescriptions. The heads of the drug organization, Jason and Carey Bergin, then sold a large number of the pills for profit.
This case was investigated by agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force and prosecuted by Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Waid and Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas Molloy.
"We are combining our resources, at every level possible," said U.S. Attorney Robert O'Neill. "By sharing broader intelligence, information, and investigative strategies among our law enforcement partners, we will aggressively investigate and prosecute these types of crimes."
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Robert Powner 57 11 Years 3/7/2011
Susan Hamilton 51 10 years 5/24/2010
Julie Becker 35 5 years 3/29/2010
Matthew Gross 32 5 years 8/3/2010
Jarrett Sprafka 31 6 ½ years 4/29/2010
Carey Bergin 37 6 ½ years 3/9/2011
Shandy Albert 34 6 ½ years 6/22/2010
Theresa Martinez 47 6 years 4/26/2010
This case involved fraudulent prescriptions that were passed in local pharmacies, which enabled the defendants in the conspiracy to obtain thousands of highly addictive pain medication pills, mostly Oxycodone. According to court documents, the defendants provided local pharmacies with a false telephone number, whereby one of the conspirators pretended to be a physician's office in order to verify the fraudulent prescriptions. The heads of the drug organization, Jason and Carey Bergin, then sold a large number of the pills for profit.
This case was investigated by agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force and prosecuted by Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Waid and Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas Molloy.
"We are combining our resources, at every level possible," said U.S. Attorney Robert O'Neill. "By sharing broader intelligence, information, and investigative strategies among our law enforcement partners, we will aggressively investigate and prosecute these types of crimes."
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Report Medicare & Medicaid Fraud by Calling 1-888-482-6825 or by visiting
www.usawhistleblower.com
