Chicago physician assistant charged with prescription fraud

CHICAGO - A Chicago area physician assistant was charged with fraudulently writing opioid prescriptions. 

Harry Przekop, 69, of Batavia, pleaded not guilty to the charges in federal court Wednesday. 

Przekop allegedly used a deceased doctor’s name and prescription forms to write prescriptions for himself and a relative.  

An indictment returned in U.S. District Court in Chicago states that Przekop fraudulently obtained prescriptions of hydrocodone and codeine in 2021 and 2022 in Batavia and North Aurora. Przekop was not a licensed physician and could not lawfully prescribe medications without the direction and approval of licensed doctors. 

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The indictment charges Przekop with five counts of fraudulently obtaining controlled substances. Each count is punishable by up to four years in federal prison.  

A status hearing was scheduled for Sept. 22.