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Fraud to Obtain Drugs in Arkansas 5-64-403

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Over the past few years I have noticed a large increase in persons being charged with using fraud to obtain drugs. There are a few typical scenarios: 1. Someone gets a  pill script and they will add a “0″ so that they would get 100 Xanex instead of 10. 2. Someone who has access to a doctor’s office actually takes a script pad and forges the entire script. Whether you fake a script or simply alter it, the punishment is the same. The code reads as follows: (2) Acquire or obtain possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, subterfuge, or theft; Arkansas Code 5-64-403)(a)(2). The punishment for such activity is a Class C Felony. The sentencing range is from 3-10 years incarceration and/or a fine...continue to full post

Full post as published by Arkansas Criminal Defense Blog on December 05, 2009 (boomark / email).