Florida Man Sentenced for Two-Year E-Prescribing Fraud Scheme

Colton Neal, a 26-year-old from Brooksville, Florida, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for operating an electronic prescribing fraud scheme that spanned from June 2022 to July 2023. Neal pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft after using a licensed doctor's name and National Provider Identifier to issue around 144 fraudulent electronic prescriptions for controlled substances, which he promoted on a darknet forum. Payments for these prescriptions were made through cryptocurrency, complicating the investigation conducted by federal agencies including the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services.

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