McHenry County Blog

Just heard a story on the radio Saturday about Federal tax scam emails and as of Sunday, two had already arrived.

One came the very day of the story. Here it is:

The second came late Sunday afternoon:

So, how many people will be stupid enough to provide personal identifying information to such scammers?

Click to enlarge the emails, if you want to read them.

Labels: IRS, Scam, Spam

is on the license plate that is today's “Message of the Day.” Looks like it was taken a long time ago. (So many messages, so little time.)

If the man were not in federal prison for sending spam to millions of people, I might think the car belonged to Crystal Lake's jailed doctor Michael Millette.

Think of how many spam messages he had to send out to write the 62 million prescriptions for Schedule III and Schedule IV dosage units.

Labels: License Plate, Message of the Day, Michael Millette, Prescriptions, Spam

For illegally prescribing 62 million controlled substance, Crystal Lake doctor Michael Millette has been sentenced to over 3 years in jail by Cedar Rapids Federal Chief Judge Linda R. Reade.

The $1.6 million he made was ordered forfeited.

Millette pled guilty July 14 last year and was sentenced Jan. 11th. His date to report to prison has not yet been set.

Acting Cedar Rapids U.S. Attorney Judith Whetstine office’s press release says,

Millette admitted he prescribed more than 62 million Schedule III and Schedule IV dosage units illegally over the Internet.

Such drugs include Vicodin, Tylenol with Codeine, Xanax and Valium.

“It is illegal for a doctor to prescribe controlled substances unless the prescription is based on a legitimate doctor/patient relationship,” as the press release says.

The 46-year old Millette was sentenced to 41 months in prison and was the 9th doctor sentenced in the nationwide Drug Enforcement Administration internet probe. He received the longest sentence of any of the physicians thus far sentenced and he is forfeiting—by far—the most money.

His Illinois license to practice medicine was suspended in November of 2004 for prescribing and selling cnotrolled substances over the internet while his DEA certificates were suspended. (Click to enlarge image.)

The web site Health Grades says,

An Emergency Medicine Doctor / Intensivist in Arlington Heights, Illinois (IL)

Dr. Millette practices Emergency Medicine in Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Lake Zurich, McHenry, Schaumburg, and Woodstock, Illinois. Dr. Michael Millette, a male, graduated from the University Of Illinois College Of Medicine with a MD.

Presumably he worked in Centegra's emergency rooms in Woodstock and McHenry, but Centegra did not return my phone call.

Last year’s phone book lists Millette Marketing at 5709 Chris Lane in Crystal Lake. The number has been disconnected.

This web site connected to Indiana University provides the following information for what appears to be a “get rich quick” scheme:

PLACE YOUR ORDER FOR THESE REPORTS NOW.

REPORT #1 "The Insiders Guide to Sending Bulk E-mail on the
Internet"

ORDER REPORT #1 FROM:

Michael Millette
5709 Chris Lane
Crystal Lake, IL 60014

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The satellite photo of the home on Chris Lane, which is east of Route 31 between Terra Cotta and East Crystal Lake Road is from Google.

Labels: Cedar Rapids, Centegra, DEA, Emergency Room, Judith Whetstine, Linda R. Reade, Michael Millette, Prescriptions, Schedule III, Schedule IV, Spam, U.S. Attorney, Valium, Vicodin. Xanax