![]() The pharmacist said CVS received an electronic prescription from a Pittsburgh area doctor requesting 30 5mg tablets of oxycodone for Eugene Lewis. McElhaney and Task Force Officer Chief William Peck interviewed the pharmacist on December 27, 2021. Twentier was a Registered Nurse at the facility.ĭecember 27, 2021: Chief Peck Interviews Pharmacist She also noted that Lewis was a Certified Nurse Practitioner at the VA but was out on medical leave, according to the criminal complaint. An employee confirmed Twentier was not a patient at the VA, and she was not undergoing treatment by Lewis. ![]() The pharmacy manager contacted the VA Medical Center regarding the prescription. ![]() The staff pharmacist contacted Twentier and told her the prescription would not be filled until it was verified. A short time later, a hard copy prescription was received by the pharmacy on a VA Form 10-2577F, Security Prescription Form, which indicated the prescription was to be 240 tablets of Percocet 10mg from the facility “VAMC,” Veterans Affairs Medical Center, in Butler. The faxed letterhead did not contain Lewis’ DEA registration number, medical license number, NPI number, or other information required for a valid prescription. Later that day, the pharmacy received a faxed letterhead from the “VA Butler Healthcare” for patient Ann Twentier for a prescription of 60 tablets of Percocet 10mg with a reference stating the medication was for “S/P surgery TKA R69.” There was contact information for Lewis and a signature block for Lewis which was unsigned. He also allegedly told the pharmacist that the medications were for post-operative pain, as the patient was scheduled for a knee replacement. Upon receiving information from the pharmacist about the quantity of the tablets, Lewis said he could change the quantity. Lewis was informed by the pharmacist that a copy of the prescription would be needed prior to dispensing the medication. The pharmacist contacted Lewis and informed him that a Schedule II prescription of that quantity could not be filled for a patient that had never received opiate medications. The message was pertaining to a prescription for 240 Percocet 10mg tablets for patient Ann Twentier. The manager told Special Agent McElhaney that a staff pharmacist retrieved a voicemail from Certified Nurse Practitioner Eugene Lewis, at 8:49 a.m., on December 18. The investigation was initiated after a suspicious prescription was received by CVS Pharmacy in Clarion on December 18, 2021.ĭECEMBER 20, 2021: CVS Pharmacist Contacts Attorney General’s OfficeĪccording to a criminal complaint, the pharmacy’s manager contacted Stephanie McElhaney, a Special Agent for the AG’s Office, on December 20, 2021, to report the suspicious activity. Twentier, 53, of Portersville, on June 27 at Magisterial District Judge Duane L. The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office filed charges against Eugene John Lewis, 59, of Leeper, and Ann M. (EYT) – A nurse practitioner and a registered nurse are facing felony charges after they allegedly tried to fraudulently obtain a prescription for oxycodone from CVS Pharmacy in Clarion.
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