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Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to Prescription Fraud Scheme
Alexandria, VA – In a shocking case of medical malpractice, two women pleaded guilty to their roles in running a ‘pill mill’ in Northern Virginia, leading to the fraudulent dispensing of thousands of prescription opioid pills.
Kimberly Lancaster, 41, of Haymarket, and Susan Alcantara, 29, of Leesburg, assisted a physician in operating the prescription ‘pill mill’ at an addiction/pain treatment clinic and an OB/GYN practice, both located in the same location in Northern Virginia.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Lancaster, who had no medical qualifications or training, often provided medical advice to the physician regarding the dispensing of prescription medications to individuals who were not patients of the physician. Lancaster also falsified medical records on behalf of the physician to make it appear as though patients and individuals who were never patients of The Medical Practices received medical examinations when in fact they had not.
The physician often paid Lancaster for her services through the issuance of opioid prescriptions. Alcantara, on the other hand, filled fraudulent prescriptions for opioid medications in her name and the names of at least four unwitting individuals at various pharmacies in Northern Virginia.
Despite being aware of Alcantara’s opioid addiction, the physician provided many of the fraudulent prescriptions to Alcantara that were written in the names of unwitting individuals that the physician had never medically examined.
Lancaster and Alcantara’s participation in the prescription fraud scheme led to the fraudulent filling and dispensing of thousands of prescription opioid pills at pharmacies in Northern Virginia. Lancaster and Alcantara’s actions also caused the Medicaid health care benefit program to pay for fraudulently dispensed prescription opioids.
Lancaster pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and dispense controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose, and prescription fraud. She faces a maximum penalty of 24 years in prison when sentenced on July 31.
Alcantara pleaded guilty to prescription fraud and false statements related to a health care matter. She faces a maximum penalty of 9 years in prison when sentenced on July 31.
Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes|Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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