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Prescription Drug Fraud Attorney
Las Vegas, Nevada

What is a prescription drug fraud?

It is a crime in which medically used drugs are being sold for illegal use. One of the fastest growing crimes in the United States today is prescription drug fraud. Prescription drug fraud is defined as the acquiring or obtaining of a controlled substance by an illegal method and the wrongful gain of prescription drugs for profit or personal use without a validated physician's prescription.

Prescription Drug Fraud - Las Vegas, Nevada

People may commit prescription fraud to obtain drugs for their own personal use or in order to sell or distribute them to others. The types of prescriptions most frequently involved in prescription fraud include pain killers such as OxyContin, Vicodin, Percocet, and Demerol, as well as Valium and Xanax. Healthcare workers are in a unique position to acquire and abuse prescription drugs. While many offenders steal drugs while working, others steal prescription pads or write illegal prescriptions for friends.

Kinds of Prescription Drugs Fraud:

• Stealing a physician's prescription pad and writing prescriptions for fake patients such as friends and family members
• Altering a physician's prescription after it has been written by increasing the quantity of the drug
• Using a computer to create fake prescriptions
• Calling in a prescription and using your personal phone number for callback confirmations
• Altering existing prescriptions
• Forging prescriptions
• Calling in prescriptions by impersonating medical staff
• Stealing blank prescription forms from a doctor's office or from a hospital

The crime of attempt is considered complete when you knowingly present an altered prescription to the pharmacist. It is not necessary that the pharmacy actually provide the medication in order for you to be convicted of attempt.

Most common example occurs in hospitals;

like after surgery or an illness, a patient is prescribed a painkiller, such as OxyContin, Vicodin or any number of other drugs. The patient becomes addicted to the medication, and after the initial prescription runs out, the person uses forged or fake prescriptions in order to get more of the drug.

Prescription drug fraud is treated like all other drug offenses in the United States and is punishable up to five years in prison. Prescription drug fraud is considered a felony in the United States. Medical professionals who commit prescription drug fraud have risk losing their medical license and can result in jail time.

First time offenders of prescription drug fraud might be able to reduce their sentence to rehabilitation or probation if the judge is lenient and the lawyer representing the defendant knows how to handle these types of cases. The state must prove that you acted knowingly or intentionally when you tendered the prescription. This can be established by circumstantial evidence, meaning by considering the circumstances surrounding your conduct.

If you are facing prescription fraud charges in Las Vegas, Nevada

You can speak with a criminal defense attorney. It is in your best interest to contact an experienced attorney immediately. Attorney William A. Kennedy in Las Vegas, NV, can handle cases of prescription drug fraud. Call our law office in Las Vegas today and get free consultation regarding your case.