A Missouri doctor posed as a patient to pick up pain pills she prescribed for other people, federal prosecutors said. Dr. Angela K. Williams, 34, of Florissant, was indicted Thursday on two felony counts of fraudulently obtaining narcotic opioid prescription drugs, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri announced Tuesday. Prosecutors said the drug-seeking doc used her own prescription pad to get her hands on strong opioid narcotics, such as hydrocodone and oxycodone, which are generally used to treat pain, but can be highly addictive if abused. After writing the bogus prescriptions, Williams then posed as patients at pharmacies where she picked up the potent pain pills, prosecutors said. Williams, who specializes in internal medicine, also used another doctor’s prescription pad and name, as well as the physician’s Drug Enforcement Administration number, to write additional prescriptions to herself, according to prosecutors. If convicted, Williams faces up to 4 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count. Williams’ attorney did not return a request for comment, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Williams also faces similar charges in St. Louis County Circuit Court, stemming from allegations in Florissant last year, according to the newspaper.
Dr. Angela Williams posed as patient to pick up prescription drugs: feds
A Missouri doctor posed as a patient to pick up pain pills she prescribed for other people, federal prosecutors said. Dr. Angela K. Williams, 34, of Florissant, was indicted Thursday on two felony counts of fraudulently obtaining narcotic opioid prescription drugs, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri announced Tuesday. Prosecutors said the drug-seeking doc used her own prescription pad to get her hands on strong opioid narcotics, such as hydrocodone and oxycodone, which are generally used to treat pain, but can be highly addictive if abused. After writing the bogus prescriptions, Williams then posed as patients at pharmacies where she picked up the potent pain pills, prosecutors said. Williams, who specializes in internal medicine, also used another doctor’s prescription pad and name, as well as the physician’s Drug Enforcement Administration number, to write additional prescriptions to herself, according to prosecutors. If convicted, Williams faces up to 4 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count. Williams’ attorney did not return a request for comment, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Williams also faces similar charges in St. Louis County Circuit Court, stemming from allegations in Florissant last year, according to the newspaper.
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