NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that
CHRISTIE LYNN BROWNING, age 42, a resident of Metairie, Louisiana pled guilty
on January 15, 2020 to a dual object conspiracy to obtain possession of
oxycodone by fraud and to unlawfully distribute oxycodone.
According to court documents, between November 2017 and
January 2019, BROWNING conspired to acquire oxycodone pills by using fictitious
prescriptions and to then distribute those oxycodone pills on the black
market. BROWNING faces up to 20 years’
imprisonment, a fine of up to $1,000,000 and at least three years of supervised
release. United States District Court
Judge Martin L.C. Feldman set sentencing for April 8, 2020.
U.S. Attorney Strasser praised the work of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Department of
Health and Human Services, and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office for their
work investigating the case.
The case is being prosecuted by Jared Hasten of the Criminal
Division’s Fraud Section and Assistant United States Attorney Myles Ranier.
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