Man Caught Passing Fake Prescriptions

A 27-year-old Musekgo man is facing charges after he allegedly passed two fake prescriptions at an area earlier this year.

Patrick M. Masarik was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Wednesday with two counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud. If convicted, he faces up to 12 years in prison and $20,000 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint:

On March 23, Muskego police officers were called to Walgreens after a manager discovered Masarik had filled two phony prescriptions at the pharmacy. The two prescriptions were for Oxycodone and filled Jan. 27 and Feb. 8 at the store, with Masarik paying $240 in cash for the drugs.

However, the manager later did a investigation into the prescriptions and found they were forged.

Masarik will make his initial appearance in court Aug. 27.