Felicia Prysock Sentenced for Forged Opioid Prescriptions

Felicia L. Prysock, 41, of Wellford, South Carolina, was sentenced to 24 months and one day in federal prison for Aggravated Identity Theft and Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud. The charges, stemming from a scheme to forge medical prescriptions and bill Medicaid, were handed down by Chief Judge Terry L. Wooten in Columbia.

Prysock admitted to filling ten separate forged prescriptions between July 2016 and April 2017, using the names of a licensed physician and her own children to make the documents appear legitimate. Each prescription was submitted to Medicaid for payment, which covered at least $1,132.12 in costs for controlled substances — a debt the court now demands she repay.

The forgeries were not for common medications. Investigators confirmed the prescriptions were for Schedule II controlled substances, including oxycodone, hydrocodone, and Adderall — high-risk drugs with significant abuse potential. The scheme highlights how identity theft and healthcare fraud continue to fuel the opioid crisis in rural and underserved communities.

The United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General, led the investigation alongside the Drug Enforcement Administration. Their joint probe uncovered the paper trail of falsified scripts and flagged irregular billing patterns tied to Prysock’s name and associated patient IDs.

Prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorney Winston David Holliday, Jr., from the Columbia office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina. Holliday emphasized that defrauding public health programs for access to addictive drugs will be met with serious federal consequences.

U.S. Attorney Beth Drake, who oversaw the case, reiterated that healthcare fraud isn’t victimless. “Medicaid exists to help those in genuine need,” Drake stated. “When individuals like Felicia Prysock exploit the system for personal gain, they steal from taxpayers and endanger public health.”