Crime & Safety
Moundville Woman Pleads Guilty To Practicing Medicine Without License, Other Charges
A woman will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to a series of felony charges, including practicing medicine without a license
TUSCALOOSA, AL — A Moundville woman has pleaded guilty to practicing medicine without a license and attempting to commit a controlled substance crime at a clinic in Tuscaloosa.
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According to court documents obtained by Tuscaloosa Patch, Ellory Kate Johnson, 31, of Moundville, entered the guilty plea to the aforementioned charges on Thursday, along with guilty pleas for charges of felony identity theft and first-degree theft.
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The theft charge comes after the director of Calvary Baptist Little Friends Daycare filed a police report to document $2,743.38 worth of unauthorized credit card charges were posted in April 2022 to the organization's account.
The shipping address on the account had also been changed to a residence occupied by an associate of Johnson — who worked at the daycare as a staff scheduler for roughly a month during the same time of the transaction
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TPD says the investigation is ongoing, with additional charges against Johnson and other individuals possible.
As for the charges of practicing medicine without a license and attempting to commit a controlled substance crime, Patch previously reported that the investigation began when the Tuscaloosa Police Department was notified in July that Johnson might be practicing medicine without a license at MentorUp Life Lab & Clinic — located at 535 Jack Warner Parkway NE Ste. G2.
TPD's Criminal Investigations Division then spoke with a patient who had been prescribed a weight loss medication by Johnson.
Investigators subsequently conducted a search of the clinic, before interviewing and later arresting Johnson.
After receiving the open-ended plea, Circuit Court Judge Jim Roberts is expected to sentence Johnson on Nov. 15.
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