Former Islamorada pharmacy manager gets eight years’ probation in prescription fraud case
PLANTATION KEY — A former CVS pharmacy manager in Islamorada was sentenced to eight years of probation after pleading no contest in a prescription fraud case, according to the Monroe County State Attorney’s Office. Chandra Teerie, 60, of Homestead, entered the plea before Circuit Judge James Morgan. As part of her sentence, she is barred from working in pharmacies or the medical field and from having access to controlled substances or prescriptions. She was ordered to pay $1,883 in court, prosecution and investigative costs, plus a $50 supervision fee. The case began in Sept. 24, 2025, when CVS corporate asset protection officials reported suspected prescription fraud at the company’s Islamorada store, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators said Teerie created and filled fraudulent prescriptions for herself and family members, including her spouse and sister, over several years. Detectives said Teerie entered prescriptions in the CVS system under the names of licensed medical providers, falsely marking them as authorized by phone or voicemail. Three providers later confirmed they had not issued or approved the prescriptions. CVS corporate investigators determined the prescriptions were billed to third-party insurers and referred the findings to the sheriff’s office. No controlled substances were involved,
