Trio From Lake Elsinore, Murrieta Arrested On Alleged Prescription Fraud

RIVERSIDE COUNTY , CA – Two probationers and another suspect were arrested at separate locations in Lake Elsinore and Murrieta today for allegedly procuring opiates and other drugs by using fake prescriptions, then selling the pills on the streets.

Brian William Boswell, 45, and his wife, Malia Boswell, 43, both of Murrieta, and Jacob Allen Turpin, 25, of Lake Elsinore were taken into custody following a weeks-long investigation, according to Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. James Woodland.

The trio came to the attention of the Southwest Corridor Narcotics Task Force after investigators received tips alleging that one or all were involved in falsifying prescriptions and presenting them to pharmacists throughout southwest Riverside County to obtain painkillers and other drugs, Woodland said.

He said the suspects allegedly turned around and hustled the narcotics in criminal circles.

After acquiring sufficient evidence, detectives obtained warrants to search the suspects' residences, where "fraudulently obtained prescription narcotics were seized," Woodland alleged.

Brian Boswell and Turpin were each arrested on suspicion of burglary and probation violations and were both being held in lieu of $35,000 bail at the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta.

Malia Boswell was arrested on suspicion of burglary, identity theft and prescription fraud. She was also booked into the Southwest jail, though bail information was not immediately available.

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