Wayne Doctor's Office Manager, Boyfriend Forged Scripts For 4K Percocet Tablets: Police

WAYNE, NJ — A Wayne doctor's office manager and her boyfriend conspired to fraudulently fill out several prescriptions, police said Tuesday. They used them to obtain about 4,000 Percocet tablets from pharmacies in Totowa and Paterson, according to authorities.

The Wayne Police Special Operations Unit conducted a 17-month investigation, leading to charges March 8 for Luz Valle and Javier Sanchez, both of Paterson. Police did not publicly reveal for which office Valle worked.

The investigation began Oct., 21, 2020, when a Wayne doctor told police he was the victim of ongoing prescription fraud, authorities said. The scheme involved stealing prescription blanks from the doctor and passing the forged prescriptions at multiple pharmacies, according to police.

Valle, 53, was charged with conspiracy to obtain a controlled dangerous substance by fraud (two counts) and theft. Sanchez, 48, was charged with conspiracy to obtain a controlled dangerous substance by fraud (two counts), forgery (two counts), receiving stolen property (two counts) and obtaining a controlled dangerous substance by fraud (two counts).

Both were released on summonses.

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