According
to a release from U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin’s Office, Myra Sue Miller, 50, of
South Williamson, Ky, was sentenced to six months in federal prison for her
role in operating a former Mingo County-based pill mill.
Miller
previously pleaded guilty to misusing a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
registration number that did not belong to her back in March.
Miller
was the office manager at Mountain Medical located in Williamson, the
primary medical practice for former Mingo
County
According
to the release, Miller used the DEA registration number assigned to Dr.
Ryckman in February 2010 to illegally distribute the painkiller
hydrocodone, as well as the prescription drug alprazolam, also known as
“Xanax.”
Miller
also admitted to accepting cash fees from individuals who arrived at Mountain
Medical while Dr. Ryckman was absent from his Williamson office on
February 18 and 19, 2010, the release stated.
In
addition to her prison term, Miller was also sentenced to one year of
supervised release and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.
In
March 2012, Dr. Ryckman was was convicted of conspiracy to misuse a DEA
registration number and sentenced to six months in prison followed by one year
of supervised release.
