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Pharmacy worker accused of faking fentanyl prescriptions back in court Jan. 22

Lise Blanchette faces 14 charges for allegedly forging 225 prescriptions
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The case against a 49-year-old pharmacy worker charged with forging hundreds of prescriptions for fentanyl patches is headed to assignment court on Jan. 22.

Greater Sudbury Police claim Lise Blanchette fabricated and forged more than 225 non-existent prescriptions between 2016 and 2018, allowing her to obtain more than 3,400 fentanyl patches of various strengths.

City police say they began investigating in May 2018 after receiving a complaint from one of her pharmacy co-workers.

Police estimate the value of the patches she obtained between May 2016 and May 2018 at roughly $1.5 million.

They say falsified prescriptions for an additional 475 patches did not get processed successfully.

She faces charges of fraud over $5,000, making forged documents, using forgged documents, 10 counts of identity theft and possession for the purpose of trafficking a Schedule 1 substance (fentanyl).

Blanchette was not there in person for her first appearance. Her matter will be in assignment court on Jan. 22 at 10 a.m.


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