Fake Prescriptions Lead To Prison For Camden County Man: Feds

CAMDEN, NJ — A former South Jersey medical practice worker who pleaded guilty to selling fake prescriptions for controlled substances has been sentenced to prison, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Judge Christine P. O'Hearn sentenced 37-year-old Jose Colon of Sicklerville to 30 months in prison on Monday, Sellinger said. O'Hearn also sentenced Colon to three years of supervised release, Sellinger said.

He previously pleaded guilty to a charge of distribution of controlled substances, according to Sellinger.

Colon is not a medical provider and used doctors' identities to sell fraudulent prescriptions for drugs including Oxycodone, Adderall, Percocet, and Xanax according to Sellinger. He sometimes met customers in person with a prescription pad to sell the fake prescriptions for cash, and also sent them electronically to pharmacies in exchange for online payments from customers, Sellinger said.

"Colon advised his customers on how to fill the fraudulent prescriptions, including instructing them to wait until the medical practice was closed so that Colon would be able to answer any phone calls from the pharmacies questioning the validity of the fraudulent prescriptions," said Sellinger.