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Tyrone Leonard Thomas Jr., Prescription Drug Conspiracy, Mississippi 2017
A Gulfport man has been sent to prison for his role in a prescription drug conspiracy. Tyrone Leonard Thomas Jr., 37, of Gulfport, was sentenced to 103 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute a controlled substance.
The investigation revealed that Thomas was involved in a conspiracy ring that started in 2014 and ended in June 2017. He and two other coworkers of Gulf Oaks Mental Health Center in Biloxi, Mississippi, conspired to take prescription pads from the facility and write fraudulent prescriptions for numerous individuals in the community.
According to court documents, Thomas helped recruit people to come to the clinic and get fraudulent prescriptions in their name. He admitted that people paid for the fraudulent prescriptions. Thomas also had at least two fraudulent prescriptions written in his own name.
The prescription pads were used to write prescriptions for several controlled substances, including but not limited to oxycodone, hydrocodone, and amphetamine. Thomas and others in the conspiracy distributed these prescription medications to numerous individuals in the community.
The investigation was conducted by the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathlyn R. Van Buskirk.
In addition to his prison sentence, Thomas was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine. This case is a stark reminder of the dangers of prescription drug abuse and the importance of holding individuals accountable for their actions.
Key Facts
- State: Mississippi
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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