Published: November 05, 2009 12:48 pm      

East Texas pharmacist pleads guilty to federal narcotics charges

TYLER — U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced that a 48-year-old Jacksonville man has pleaded guilty to federal drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas. Timothy Lyn Worsham pleaded guilty Tuesday to an Information charging him with acquisition of a controlled substance by fraud before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love. According to information presented in court, from 2003 until at least 2006, Worsham acquired controlled substances by fraudulent means during his employment as a Pharmacist in East Texas. Worsham faces up to four years in federal prison at sentencing. A sentencing date has not yet been set. The case is being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration Diversion Unit and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Ann Cozby.