Baldwin woman accused of obtaining fraudulent painkiller prescriptions

A Baldwin woman was indicted Thursday after fraudulently obtaining prescriptions of a opioid painkiller over a three-year period, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady.

Heather Summerfield, 37, is accused of posing as a representative of a physician's office during phone calls to pharmacies between August 2014 and July 2017 and requesting prescriptions of Tramadol be filled for fictitious people, according to the indictment.

Summerfield then posed as those fictitious people and picked up the prescriptions, federal authorities allege. She is charged with obtaining controlled substances through fraud and health care fraud.

She faces up to 14 years in prison, the release states.

Renatta Signorini is a Tribune-Review staff writer. Reach her at 724-837-5374, rsignorini@tribweb.com or via Twitter @byrenatta.