Florida Teacher Accused of Doctor Shopping

(Sarasota, Florida) A 56-year-old drafting teacher at Sarasota County Technical Institute, Mary Ann Fedak, has been accused of doctor shopping to obtain controlled substances.

In November 2011, detectives with the Pharmaceutical Diversion Investigative Unit received information that Fedak was visiting multiple physicians involved in pain management to obtain controlled substances, and filling prescriptions at multiple pharmacies.

Throughout the investigation they learned that Fedak obtained some 9,648 pills of Hydrocodone over a 10 month period, despite signing patient narcotic agreements at three of the offices stating she would not seek prescriptions of like therapeutic value from other doctors.

Fedak was booked into custody at the Hardee County Jail and subsequently released on $5,000 bond.