FORGED PRESCRIPTION

INVESTIGATIONS

BUILD RELATIONSHIP WITH LOCAL PHARMACIES AND DOCTORS OFFICES

• Introduce yourself

• Leave a card with contact phone numbers

• Stop by frequently-build rapport

• Direct calls from pharmacy or doctors office

TYPES OF FORGED PRESCRIPTIONS

• Stolen prescription pad

• Fraudulent prescription paper

• Legitimate paper but fraudulent prescription

• Altered Prescription

• Call- in prescription

STOLEN PRESCRIPTION PAD

FRAUDULENT PRESCRIPTION PAPER

LEGITIMATE PAPER BUT FRAUDULENT PRESCRIPTION

ALTERED OR PHOTOCOPIED PRESCRIPTION

CALL-IN PRESCRIPTION

HOW DO WE GET THE CALL?

PHARMACY DOCTORS OFFICE

CALL NOTE FROM CAD

PHARMACY INDICATORS

• Out of state, city, etc.

• PMP (Prescription Monitoring Program) or CSRS (Controlled Substance Reporting System)

• Paper is not watermarked

• Signature is different

• Amounts are too high

• Refills

• Called to verify prescription

DOCTOR’S OFFICE

• PMP

• Prescription pad stolen

• Internal forgery

GATHERING CASE INFORMATION

Pharmacy Info-

• Reporting person information

• Description of suspect

• Dropping off/picking up

• Patient’s name/DOB

• Phone number for patient/suspect

• Method of payment

• Cash, insurance

Copies of pertinent information

• the prescription

• signature log

• copy of photo ID

• patient profile

• surveillance video

NCGS 90-106.1

• Requires the dispensing pharmacy to obtain a valid, unexpired photo identification from

all persons obtaining a schedule II (some schedule III) controlled substances. The

pharmacy shall document the type of ID, persons name and ID number.

“PATIENT” AND OBTAINING SUBJECT’S NAMES AND DEMOGRAPHICS

LEO

• Local records system

• DMV

• CJ Leads

• P2P-Police 2 Police

SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook

(name and phone numbers)

Twitter

CONTACT DOCTORS OFFICE

• Verify the prescription is fraudulent

• Inquire if patient name on the prescription is an actual patient

• Last visit, prescriptions, emergency contact information

• Inquire if suspect is a patient

• Have doctor pull the PMP to determine how many times their name has been used

fraudulently

OBTAIN WARRANTS

• G.S. 90-108 (a)(10) Obtaining a CS by fraud/forgery (Attempt)

• G.S. 90-108 (a)(13) Obtaining a CS by defrauding a practitioner-Dr. Shopping

• G.S. 90-108 (a)(14) Obtaining a CS by Embezzlement by an employee of a

registrant

• G.S. 106-122 (19) Obtaining a prescription that is NOT a CS (Misdemeanor)

• G.S. 90-106 Possession of a prescription drug in an container other than the

original prescription bottle/container (Misdemeanor)

• G.S.14-2.4 (a) Felony Conspiracy

• G.S. 90-95 (H) (4) Trafficking Opium or Heroin

• G.S. 14-113.20 Identity Theft

CASE STUDY

Marcus White, 32

High Point

Ashley Herring, 27

Lexington

Brandi McCright, 33

LexingtonDijon Huntley, 25

Thomasville

Jerrold Battle, 22

Lexington

Malcolm Buchanan, 22

High Point

PRESCRIPTION RING FROM DAVIDSON COUNTY NC

• 6 suspects

• 7 Pharmacies

• 34 charges

• Obtained over 1200 dosage units of Oxycodone 15 mg & 30 mg

• From August 2014-February 2015

DISPOSITION……

Probation

QUESTIONS

CATHERINE QUEENHIGH POINT POLICE DEPARTMENT

CATHERINE.QUEEN@HIGHPOINTNC.GOV

336-887-7908