{"id":955,"date":"2020-11-12T21:43:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T01:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/?p=955"},"modified":"2020-11-12T21:45:03","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T01:45:03","slug":"how-are-prescription-fraud-cases-investigated-in-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/how-are-prescription-fraud-cases-investigated-in-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"How are Prescription Fraud Cases Investigated in Michigan?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan doctors are under heightened risk of prosecution for prescription fraud.\u00a0 This is because Michigan, and specifically the Eastern District of Michigan, has been identified as one of the top 12 places in the Country for opioid fraud and abuse. For this reason alone it&#8217;s important for Michigan doctors to be aware of how prescription fraud cases are identified and prosecuted.<\/p>\n<p>Broadly speaking, prescription fraud is committed when someone fraudulently obtains prescription drugs. The fraud can be committed in various ways. For example, there have been cases in which doctors wrote fake prescriptions for pain killers and gave the scripts to a \u201crunner.\u201d The runner then takes the scripts to a knowing or unknowing pharmacy for the prescription to be filled. In these cases, the drugs are typically re-sold on the street at a very high markup. The funds are then distributed back up the chain.<\/p>\n<p>Another example comes from a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodtv.com\/news\/michigan\/2-gr-men-charged-in-prescription-drug-fraud-in-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">prescription fraud case in Michigan<\/a>. In this case, two men worked together. One would impersonate a doctor and call a prescription into a pharmacy. The two men then drove to the pharmacy and the other would go in and try to obtain the prescription drugs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/how-are-prescription-fraud-cases-investigated-in-michigan\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading How are Prescription Fraud Cases Investigated in Michigan?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan doctors are under heightened risk of prosecution for prescription fraud.\u00a0 This is because Michigan, and specifically the Eastern District of Michigan, has been identified as one of the top 12 places in the Country for opioid fraud and abuse. 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