Pima County Superior Court Judge Clark Munger placed a Tucson doctor on 12 months probation Wednesday on a felony drug charge, said Assistant Arizona Attorney General Jesse Delaney.
Dr. Mitchell Halter was indicted in April on three counts of acquisition of a narcotic drug by fraud and one count each of forgery, fraud and criminal impersonation.
Halter wrote prescriptions for his son using a nurse practitioner's name and then used the pain medications himself, according to court documents.
Halter pleaded guilty to solicitation to possess a narcotic drug in July.
His plea agreement stated he could have received up to 18 months in prison.
The Arizona Medical Board filed an interim order in May prohibiting Halter from practicing medicine and writing prescriptions until he applies to the board and receives its permission to do so. Halter reported himself to the board.
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In addition to placing Halter on probation, Munger also ordered him to pay $1,500 to the Arizona Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
