A.G. Schneiderman Announces Plea Of Ringleader In Rochester Oxycontin Ring
ROCHESTER - Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced that Shantel Williams, the ringleader of a scheme to illegally obtain and fill Oxycontin prescriptions for profit, has pleaded guilty. Charged as part of a joint prosecution with the U.S. Attorney's Office, Williams had access to her employer's prescription pad and used it to write approximately 25 fraudulent prescriptions for her co-defendants for 80-mg doses of Oxycontin. Three of the five defendants previously pleaded guilty.
Action Details
- Date:November 19, 2013
- Agency:New York Attorney General
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Enforcement Types:
- State Enforcement Agencies