| For Immediate Release Case # 12HF0179 April 6, 2012 |
Susan Kang Schroeder Chief of Staff Office: 714-347-8408 Cell: 714-292-2718 Farrah Emami
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DOCTOR TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR FRAUDULENTLY WRITING AMPHETAMINE PRESCRIPTIONS IN GIRLFRIEND AND EX-GIRLFRIEND’S NAME FOR PERSONAL USE
NEWPORT BEACH – A medical doctor will be arraigned Monday for fraudulently writing Adderall and amphetamine prescriptions for a girlfriend and ex-girlfriend with the intention of using the drugs himself. Brian Michael Swan, 42, Irvine, is charged for the case involving victim Jane Doe #2 with nine felony counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud. For the case involving Jane Doe #1, Swan was charged Jan. 18, 2012, with five felony counts each of second degree commercial burglary, fraudulently obtaining a prescription, and unauthorized use of personal information. If convicted on all counts, Swan faces a maximum sentence of 11 years and eight months in state prison. The defendant is out of custody on $25,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned on the new charges Monday, April 9, 2012, at 8:30 a.m. in Department H-1, Harbor Justice Center, Newport Beach.
Jane Doe #1
Six months prior to October 2011, the defendant and his then-live-in girlfriend, Jane Doe #1, split up and the victim moved out. After the couple ended their relationship, Swan is accused of writing 22 Adderall prescriptions for Jane Doe #1 without her knowledge. On five occasions between July 14, 2011, and Oct. 13, 2011, the defendant is accused of going to Sav-on and Target pharmacies to obtain Adderall prescriptions in Jane Doe #1’s name, which he had written.
On Oct. 13, 2011, Swan is accused of attempting to obtain a prescription in Jane Doe #1’s name at a Target pharmacy, but the prescription was denied by the victim’s insurance. The pharmacist contacted Jane Doe #1, who had no knowledge of and had not consented to the prescription. When confronted by the pharmacist, Swan is accused of presenting Jane Doe #1’s stolen driver’s license and then fleeing the scene.
The Irvine Police Department (IPD) investigated this case and learned of a second victim in the course of the investigation.
Jane Doe #2
Swan is accused of beginning to date Jane Doe #2 in September 2011 and she later moved in with the defendant. Between October 2011 and January 2012, Swan is accused of writing nine prescriptions for Jane Doe #2 including Adderall, amphetamine salts, and Vyvanse. Jane Doe #2 used some of the prescriptions, but Swan is accused of prescribing more than Jane Doe #2 would use in order to have extra for himself.
IPD investigated this case. Deputy District Attorney Sayge Castillo is prosecuting this case.