Arizona surgeon accused of forging signatures on opioid prescriptions
Oct 19, 2017, 4:03 AM | Updated: 10:57 am
(Photo: Arizona AG's Office)
(Photo: Arizona AG's Office)
PHOENIX — A surgeon from Globe, Arizona, was indicted Wednesday on 30 felony charges after he allegedly forged multiple prescriptions for opioids.
Jamison Mark Foster, 40, is accused of crimes that include acquisition of narcotic and dangerous drugs by fraud, fraudulent schemes, forgery and identity theft.
Foster allegedly forged the signature of a Phoenix doctor to obtain opioids for his personal use.
Authorities said Foster previously had been employed by the victim’s doctor.
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office began an investigation five months ago when Foster allegedly attempted to fill a forged prescription for Oxycodone at a Globe pharmacy.
The pharmacist became suspicious and notified authorities.
Investigators contacted the victim’s doctor and discovered she had not authorized the 71 prescriptions that Foster allegedly filled at pharmacies across the state from June 2016 to May 2017.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
