Attorney General Kathleen Kane says nearly two dozen people are facing charges in a prescription drug forgery ring that operated in 44 counties in Pennsylvania.
Officials say the investigation began in February, 2013, when the A.G.'s office flagged a fraudulent oxycodone prescription filled in Mifflin County.
The Attorney General says the trail of evidence led investigators to a Philadelphia-based drug ring.
Officials say in 22 months, about 550 fraudulent prescriptions were filled in 44 counties. The A.G. says the suspected ringleader of the organization, Kevin Andrews Jr., of Delaware County, used more than 50 doctors across Pennsylvania to write the prescriptions.
22 people have been charged, including one from the Lehigh Valley. The A.G. says Jennifer Freeman, 27, is being held in the Lehigh County Prison. She's facing a list of charges, including possession with the intent to deliver.
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