Woman Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Writing Opioid Prescriptions
CHICAGO — A woman has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for using information stolen from physicians to fraudulently write opioid prescriptions. AMANI IBRAHIM fraudulently caused prescriptions for oxycodone, hydrocodone, and other controlled substances to be issued under the names of real medical providers and often in the names of nominal patients, neither of whom knew the prescriptions were being written.
Ibrahim, 48, of Palos Hills, Illinois, pleaded guilty earlier this year to a federal drug conspiracy charge. On Sept. 4, 2026, U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly sentenced Ibrahim to five years in federal prison.
Ibrahim or others involved in the scheme would then pick up the prescriptions at Chicago-area pharmacies and work to distribute the drugs on the streets. Ibrahim was not a licensed physician and could not lawfully prescribe medications. From 2022 to 2025, Ibrahim was responsible for the unlawful distribution of 149,152 dosage units of oxycodone, 41,853 dosage units of hydrocodone, 30,517 dosage units of alprazolam, 22,625 dosage units of promethazine-codeine syrup, and 6,990 dosage units of amphetamine. Ibrahim also financially benefited from the scheme, resulting in the forfeiture of $200,800 in illicit proceeds that was seized from her residence.
The sentence was announced by Todd C. Smith, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division and Andrew S. Boutros, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. The government was represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean Hennessy. Four other defendants were also convicted as part of the federal investigation.
