Feds Seek Chester Co. Doc Charged In Illegal Pill Mill Operation

WEST CHESTER, PA — Federal officials are seeking a Chester County doctor charged in connection with an illegal pill mill operation.

Marcus Williams, 60, is wanted by the U.S. Marshals Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force. Williams is facing charges in connection with illegally prescribing fraudulent prescriptions for pain medications while employed by Advanced Urgent Care in Philadelphia and Montgomeryville.

Williams is one of more than a dozen doctors and physician assistants who were indicted and charged by the United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Authorities believe Williams, whose last known address was along the 600 block of east Gay Street in West Chester, may be in Bucks County. Specifically, authorities believe he may be homeless and could be in Warrington, Bensalem or Warminster.

Williams is 6’0”and 190 pounds. He has hazel eyes, is bald, and has a tattoo on the right side of his neck.

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“Mr. Williams is one of the last co-conspirators in this multi defendant indictment and we are hoping the public can assist us in bringing him into custody," said Supervisory Deputy Robert Clark.

Federal authorities contend that Williams and other AUC medical providers unlawfully prescribed opioid painkillers "on a daily basis" from January 2014 through August 2017 and routinely ignored warning signs that patients were abusing or selling their prescription painkillers.

Authorities allege that AUC doctors and physician's assistants offered the public a "pain management" program that enabled them to obtain opioid painkillers for an office fee that ranged from $80 to $140. Patients participating in the "pain management" program displayed a variety of warning signs that should have alerted doctors something was amiss, the US Attorney said.

AUC medical providers nonetheless prescribed "enormous" quantities of opioid painkillers — at least 3,678 illegal prescriptions were issued by AUC's doctors and physician's assistants, the indictment said.

Anyone who has seen Williams or knows where he may be should call the U.S. Marshals tipline at 1-866-865-TIPS(8477).

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