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First-time offender sentenced to 26 months in jail for using forged prescriptions to obtain fentanyl.
The offender pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking in fentanyl and two counts of using a forged document.
She participated in a scheme where she used fraudulent prescriptions to obtain fentanyl patches from a pharmacy, which she then gave to a co-conspirator for financial gain.
The court considered the extreme danger of fentanyl, the offender's role as a low-level participant, her guilty plea, and her status as a first-time offender.
The court sentenced the offender to 26 months in jail concurrent on all counts, emphasizing denunciation and deterrence.