Friday, March 8, 2013
Joseph Deignan told police he is addicted to pain medication and allegedly used the license to file false prescriptions to get the pills.
Former Watertown Police Sgt. Joseph Deignan told police he used the false prescriptions becuse he is addicted to pain killers. Deignan stole a driver’s license of a man pulled over by WPD, and used it to get fake prescriptions for pain medication, according to the affidavit filed by Federal drug enforcement officials. The eight-page affidavit outlines the investigation into Deignan, who was arrested in Marlborough December for forging a prescription. On March 4 Deignan, of Framingham, was arrested on federal charges of fraud in connection with identification documents and possession of a controlled substance by fraud. Forged Prescriptions In November, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Eunice Muniz received a tip from a pharmacist at …
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Joseph Deignan allegedly stole the person's identity while he was working for the Watertown Police Department.
Former Watertown Police Sgt. Joseph Deignan was arrested Tuesday on federal charges of stealing someone's identity and using it to forge prescriptions - an offense committed while he was working for the Watertown Police Department. Deignan, 57, of Framingham, faces charges of unlawful possession of a controlled substance by fraud and fraud in connection with identification documents, according to a release from U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz's office. In December, Marlborough Police arrested Deignan for using a false prescription to get oxycodone. appeared in Marlborough District Court on the charges. For up-to-the-minute news on this and other stories follow Watertown Patch on Twitter and Facebook or subscribe to the free email newsletter. …
Monday, February 25, 2013
The retired member of the police department allegedly tried to get prescription drugs from a Marlborough pharmacy with a forged prescription.
A retired Watertown police sergeant found himself in court facing charges that he forged a prescription to get drugs. In December, Joseph F. Deignan, 58 of Framingham, was arrested for allegedly used a forged prescription for hydrocodone - a synthetic opioid used to relieve pain - at a pharmacy in Marlborough, said Middlesex District Attorney's office spokeswoman Stephanie Guyotte. Deignan retired from the Watertown Police Department last year. Deignan appeared in Marlborough District Court last week for a pre-trial conference. He will be back in court on March 29, according to a report on Wicked Local Watertown. The pharmacist at the CVS on East Main Street in Marlborough had been warned of people trying to pass false prescriptions, …
Just another townie
1:25 pm on Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Has there been any discussion re: the police department's role in enabling this man's history of issues? It's an open secret in town that this officer had troubles prior to this that resulted in him going from drug task force work to parking ticket role. He was also renown for being a hardass on others who,dealt with the problems of addiction. How ironic he is now singing the blues and looking … more ›