Fake Doctor Allegedly Opens Tampa Clinic to Supply Drugs to Friends: DOJ

Two Tampa residents face federal charges for allegedly distributing drugs such as Adderall and hydrocodone under the guise of an alternative medicine clinic. The indictment accuses 42-year-old Bridget Luzod of running Thrive Medical Clinic in South Tampa since September 2018, as reported by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Although Luzod allegedly posed as a doctor or nurse, officials revealed she only held a basic x-ray machine operator license, which had expired earlier that year. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, “She was not licensed to practice medicine in Florida and did not have a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration number to prescribe controlled substances.”