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Montgomery, Ala – A Georgia woman has pleaded guilty to her part in a massive opioid distribution conspiracy involving a Montgomery physician.
Shayla Denise Moorer, 39, of Suwanee, Georgia, entered her guilty plea on July 8, 2021, in federal court. Moorer is one of 14 individuals charged in the scheme, which allegedly distributed oxycodone, a Schedule II opioid controlled substance, without medical justification.
According to court records, Moorer and her co-conspirators, including Naaman Rashad Jackson, 33, of Montgomery, Alabama, entered into an agreement with associates to obtain prescriptions of oxycodone from Montgomery physician D’livro Lemat Beauchamp. Moorer and Jackson would then fill the prescriptions at a pharmacy and sell some or all of the oxycodone tablets to others.
Moorer’s plea agreement states that she first received a prescription as part of the scheme on or about April 18, 2014. Over the course of her involvement, she admitted to receiving and filling 63 oxycodone prescriptions, resulting in approximately 5,100 illegally obtained tablets and a total of 153,000 milligrams of the highly addictive and abused drug. Jackson, who pleaded guilty on June 30, 2021, obtained 47 prescriptions for 4,230 pills, equaling 126,900 milligrams of oxycodone.
Moorer and Jackson are both facing a maximum of 20 years in prison and will have their sentencing hearings on September 28, 2021. The cases against the other 13 individuals charged in the indictment are still pending.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Tactical Diversion Squad, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, and the Montgomery Police Department, with assistance from the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners, the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, and the United States Department of Defense Office of Inspector General. Assistant United States Attorneys Jonathan S. Ross and Alice S. LaCour are prosecuting the case.
Moorer and Jackson’s actions demonstrate the devastating consequences of opioid addiction and the importance of holding those responsible accountable for their roles in perpetuating this crisis.
Key Facts
- State: Alabama
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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