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Published Wed, Feb 01, 2012 10:52 AM
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Unknown woman charged with using false identity at Duke Raleigh Hospital

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From staff reports

An unidentified woman was arrested early this morning under the name "Akilah Shani Ford" after she used the false identity to obtain treatment and prescription medicine at Duke Raleigh Hospital.

The person arrested is facing charges in identity theft and attempting to obtain a controlled substance by forgery/fraud from Duke Raleigh Hospital, according to an arrest warrant.

The arresting officer was unable to establish the woman's true identity; therefore, she was arrested using the false name until they can figure out who she really is, according to Jim Sughrue, Raleigh police spokesman.

"Ford" used a false identity to obtain Medicaid services from Duke Raleigh Hospital on Wake Forest Road. She also attempted to acquire 50 Percocet pain pills from the emergency department, according to an arrest warrant. Through investigative means, police were able to conclude that the woman was not who she said she was, according to Sughrue.

The woman is currently being held in Wake County Jail under a bond of $25,000.

Police are still investigating the woman's true identity.

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