Fort Worth Doctor Catches 12-Year Prison Sentence for Fake Prescription Conspiracy
For years, Dr.
The allegations led to a series of criminal charges out of the
Battle and his co-conspirators also sought to scam the health insurance industry by submitting false claims for compensation to insurers based on prescriptions they were writing illegally, federal authorities said in a press release.
On Friday,
"Dealers of illegal drugs come in many forms. This is a case of the abuse of trust and position," said
Battle and his co-conspirators were moving high volumes of illegal drugs, authorities say. During the five-plus years of the scheme, Battle issued more than 50,000 controlled substance prescription. 17,000 of which were for the powerful opioid hydrocodone.
At trial, one of Battle's former employees testified that she, her husband, and Battle agreed that the doctor would trade illegal controlled substance prescriptions for cocaine with employee's husband.
Evidence presented at trial also showed that Battle would receive money in the form of
To make matters even shadier, Battle also provided his nurse practitioner,
News of Battle's sentencing comes as the number of Texans dying from overdoses on fentanyl and other opioids is rising.
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