Authorities arrested a Union County woman after finding she misused her position as an owner and operator of a medical clinic to commit a variety of crimes including identity theft, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
TBI said their agents began investigating Kristi Lynn Walker, 45, who owned and operated Quality Medical Center in Maynardville, in February of last year.
Investigators said they found Walker used patient identifying information to fraudulently obtain prescription medication for the benefit of others.
Wednesday, the Union County grand jury returned indictments, charging Walker with three counts of identity theft, two counts of possession with intent to deliver, two counts of fraudulent attempt to obtain controlled substances, two counts of prescription drug fraud and one count of forgery.
Officials arrested Walker on Wednesday, and booked her in the Union County Jail on $100,000 bond.
The Union County Sheriff's Office, 8th District Attorney General's Office, Tennessee Health Related Boards and the 8th Judicial Drug Task Force all helped the TBI during the investigation.
