Elderly Woman Faces False Prescription Charge

A local woman was arrested today after a three-month investigation into a false prescription incident, according to the New Hampshire State Police.

The department’s Narcotics & Investigations Unit Diversion Section arrested Marielle Riendeau, 74, of Hampton, was arrested on May 22, 2015, on a single count of uttering a fraudulent prescription.

According to state police, she was arrested in Andover, MA, and then, released on a summons. She’s scheduled to be arraigned in Seabrook District Division Court on Aug. 6.

Editor’s note: This post was derived from information supplied by the New Hampshire State Police. It does not indicate a conviction. Click this link to find out how to get a name removed from a New Hampshire Patch police report.

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