Miami-Dade Police Officer Charged for Prescription Fraud

Mark Rodriguez, 41, faces charges of organized scheme to defraud and withholding information from a practitioner to obtain a controlled substance

Saturday, Jun 23, 2012  |  Updated 9:38 AM EDT
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A Miami-Dade police officer was arrested Friday for prescription fraud, authorities said.

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A Miami-Dade police officer was arrested Friday for prescription fraud, authorities said.

Mark Rodriguez, 41, faces 43 counts of withholding information from a practitioner in order to obtain a controlled substance or a prescription for it, and one count of organized scheme to defraud, a report said.

Rodriguez has worked for the police department for 20 years.

It wasn’t immediately known if he had retained an attorney.

 

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