Twenty-one people in northwest Alabama face charges related to a scheme to use stolen and altered medical records and drivers' licenses to get prescription drugs from online pharmacies, according to a statement issued by federal and state authorities this morning.
Four of those arrested were indicted by a federal grand jury Feb. 2 on mail fraud and identity theft charges. The statement was issued by U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Criminal Investigations, Special Agent in Charge Dave Bourne and Lauderdale County District Attorney Chris Connolly.
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