A Spring Hill doctor's employee has been arrested on charges of drug trafficking and obtaining a controlled substance by fraud or forgery. The employee for Dr. Vincent Alia, 33-year old Kimberly Erin McGivern, allegedly contacted Walgreens Pharmacy and placed orders for two false prescriptions of Xanax and hydrocodone. She has only worked for the doctor since August of this year. McGivern used another employee's name when she contacted the pharmacy without Dr. Alia's permission or consent.
The defendant admitted to police that she suffered from a prescription drug problem and to falsely obtaining the prescription medication. The police have arrested McGivern on felony charges of trafficking in drugs and obtaining a controlled substance by fraud or forgery. She is currently being held inside the Hernando County Jail on $105,000.
McGivern could face a possible first degree felony for drug trafficking for her illegally gaining access to prescription drugs. She is also an admitted drug addict. This felony charge would make McGivern ineligible to enter into a diversion program and get the professional help that she so desperately needs.
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