Overview

• U.S. District Judge Terrence G. Berg imposed the sentence after a jury found Dr. Charise Valentine guilty of conspiracy and 10 counts of illegal distribution.
• From November 2016 to July 2018, she issued more than 3,000 prescriptions for over 200,000 Oxycodone and Oxymorphone pills to people without legitimate medical need.
• The Orthopedic Medical Building in Oak Park operated as a cash-only operation charging $200–$500 per prescription and selling fraudulent medical records.
• Valentine received about half the clinic’s proceeds—more than $500,000 in roughly 19 months—and was paid only when she wrote an opioid prescription.
• The FBI and HHS-OIG investigated under DOJ’s Opioid Fraud Abuse and Detection Unit, and co-defendants Iris Winchester, Michele Ritter, and Joyce Robinson previously pleaded guilty and were sentenced.