A. C a physician’s Assistant with M Health Fairview reported that her DEA number had been compromised and used fraudulently to obtain prescriptions by unknown subjects. Specifically, L. A. C reported that her DEA number was used at the Elk River Walgreens, Sherburne County, MN on July 2, 2025 by an unknown individual to her (listed as Joseph Wilson). Detective Williams then open an investigation into the report. Throughout the investigation Detective Williams, while working with DEA Investigator Bird learned the following: There were approximately three medical providers at M Health Fairview that had their DEA numbers compromised in which prescriptions were then being filled for the names of Joseph Wilson, Joseph J. Wilson, Joseph (sic) Wilson, and Joey Wilson between March 2025 to July 2025. These prescriptions were being filled at eight pharmacies across the Twin Cities Metro to include the Elk River Walgreens.
The prescriptions were for 20mg-30mg pills of amphetatimine-dextroamphetamine at a quantities of 30 to 120 pills. The prescriptions were all filled under the DEA numbers of the three compromised medical providers at M Health Fairview. In March 2025 Woodbury Police Department began investigating a similar situation in which an individual was attempting to fill a prescription from compromised DEA numbers. This report and evidence was provided to Detective Williams. In March 2025 Maple Grove Police Department began investigating a similar situation of fraud.
This report and evidence was provided to Detective Williams. On March 3, 2026, Detective Williams applied for and was granted a search warrant to Walgreens for records pertaining to the above prescriptions. Detective Williams was also able to view surveillance footage of the Elk River Walgreens on July 2, 2025 of the individual who pick up the prescription for Joseph Wilson, using L. A. C’s DEA number. Det. Williams was able to confirm that individual was identified at SARA JEAN SOBOTA, [DOB REDACTED] [hereinafter defendant]. Detective William also viewed surveillance footage from Woodbury Police for a similar incident and observed the defendant drop off a prescription at a Walgreens, however upon attempting to pick the prescription up could not show proof of identification and was ultimately turned away.
A short time later another young Caucasian female came into the pharmacy to provide identification and pick up the respective prescription. The defendant and the associated female then exited the pharmacy together, got into a vehicle where they sat for a short period before the defendant exited the front passenger seat and got into the front passenger seat of another vehicle that had pulled into the Walgreens parking lot and proceeded to leave the area. Detective Williams also viewed the evidence provided by Maple Grove Police Department and learned that a prescription had been filled for an individual that flagged concerns.
