Shreveport Doctor and 7 Others Indicted for
Prescription Fraud Scheme
Bogus prescriptions included some in the name of McElwee’s
dog “Brandi”

SEP 30 -- SHREVEPORT, La.: Dr. Tandy McElwee, Jr., age 61, of Natchitoches, Louisiana, formerly of Bossier City, Louisiana, was indicted by a federal grand jury for participating in a wide-ranging scheme to obtain controlled substances by fraud, illegally dispense controlled substances, keep false records, and fraudulently bill Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Louisiana, United States Attorney Donald W. Washington announced today. The indictment and this morning’s arrest of Dr. McElwee and seven others is the culmination of a one-year investigation jointly conducted by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Dr. McElwee’s office closed in August 2007.
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