Fortunately, Georgia Law Code 11-5-109 refers to this crime as Fraud or Forgery, versus Perscription Fraud. That equals a minimum sentence of 1 year (state) with a maximum of 5 yearsconfinement (state or fed) and no more than 10,000 dollar fine. The bad side is that there are over 30 Federal laws that deal SPECIFICALLY with Prescription Fraud and therefore would more likely be charged under those specific federal charges. Hopefully, nothing will come of this. It doesn't matter in Georgia if she called it in, or wrote it herself, it's still a felony. The only caviat to this is that if it had been in writing and given to a pharmacy, there would be an additional charge for UTTERING A FORGED OR FRAUDULENT INSTRUMENT, also a felony. So you see, it's really not that bad after all. Good luck.
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