What Happened
Scott Mitchell Brown, 38, of Kerrville, Texas, was sentenced in San Antonio federal court to 42 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, theft of government property and possession of stolen mail. He was a pharmacy technician at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Kerrville. Court documents state he devised a scheme to steal narcotics being shipped from the pharmacy to VA patients and sold them in the Kerr County area. With a codefendant he also stole prescribed narcotics from veterans' mailboxes. Two codefendants were sentenced earlier, to 12 months and 35 months.
“Brown devised a scheme to steal narcotics that were being shipped from the pharmacy to VA patients”
Related Guidance
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and transactional indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to investigate suspected diversion inside an organization.