Crime & Safety

Oakdale Woman Uses Dead Boyfriend's Name to Fake Medical Prescription

Anna Jean Goski, 26, of Oakdale, made her first appearance in Washington County District Court for a felony count of attempting to possess drugs by fraud.

An Oakdale woman recently appeared in Washington County District Court for trying to get prescription drugs by fraud.

In May, Anna Jean Goski, 26, went to the pharmacy in Walmart in Oak Park Heights. She tried to fill a prescription for Oxycodone tablets under the name Andrew Fladwood. The prescription was from the Twin Cities Pain Clinic and signed by a doctor from the clinic, according to the criminal complaint.

The pharmacist at Walmart checked with Twin Cities Pain Clinic before filling the prescription and discovered the doctor's name on the prescription was false and the clinic had not issued a prescription to Andrew Fladwood, according to the complaint.Β 

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Goski did not return to Walmart to refill the prescription, but officers tracked her down through surveillance footage. During the investigation officers discovered that Andrew Fladwood was dead and had been Goski's boyfriend before he died, the complaint states. Β 

Oakdale Police visited Goski's residence and her parents handed over Goski's drug paraphernalia and a blank prescription paper from Twin Cities Pain Clinic.Β 

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