Tag: Dr. Tressie Montene Duffy

Feds Seek Forfeitures in Case Against W.Va. Doctor

Federal authorities plan to seek property and cash forfeitures from a Martinsburg doctor if she’s convicted of drug charges.

A superseding indictment filed Tuesday against Dr. Tressie Montene Duffy says the government will seek the forfeiture of any property used, or intended to be used, to commit crimes, including at least $30,000 in cash.

Duffy is accused in of writing blank prescriptions and allowing her staff to write scripts for Xanax, Oxycodone, Valium and other drugs.

Tuesday’s superseding indictment comes less than a month after Duffy was charged in federal court with 100 counts of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.

In July, the West Virginia Board of Medicine released a 31-page report suggesting that Duffy’s medical license should be revoked.

Martinsburg Doctor Indicted on Charges of Writing Illegal Prescriptions

A Martinsburg doctor has been indicted on federal charges that she illegally prescribed prescription painkillers.

U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld said Wednesday that 44-year-old Dr. Tressie Montene Duffy faces 100 felony counts of aiding and abetting the distribution of four controlled substances.

Duffy is CEO and owner West Virginia Weight and Wellness Inc. Office assistant Amanda Clark and AIT Laboratories employee Tracie Colbert were indicted on similar charges.

The indictment accuses Duffy of signing blank prescription orders, then allowing employees to issue 157 of them to 96 patients without being seen by a physician.

Last month the state Board of Medicine accused Duffy of violations of state law and unprofessional conduct. Among other things, the complaint said Duffy repeatedly exposed her breasts to staff and patients after undergoing augmentation surgery. 

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