Saturday, May 9, 2015

Glamorous grandmother busted for secretly 'running the largest illicit drug operation in history of Tennessee with pill mills that raked in $17.5million'

  • Sylvia Hofstetter, 51, had her 3,400-sq-ft home raided in March by the FBI
  • The wealthy businesswoman had several pain clinics, some strictly for cash, serving as many as 100 addicts a day, according to the government
  • FBI estimates about 12million prescriptions for opioids, including oxycodone and morphine, were prescribed by the clinics in four years
  • Typical visit cost a patient between $325 to $350, FBI agent said; some clinics would see 1,000 patients a month 
  • FBI has seized her home, two Lexus cars, big screen TVs, more than 100 pieces of jewelry including Rolex watch and diamond rings
  • Hofstetter has been charged with drug trafficking, money laundering and money laundering conspiracy

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