A woman from Monroe County is facing multiple felony charges after authorities say she falsely claimed having terminal cancer in order to acquire thousands of prescription opioid pills.
According to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, 40-year-old Brandi Leigh Bachman is accused of telling providers across Monroe, Carbon, and Lehigh counties that she had malignant melanoma that had spread to her lungs.
In some cases, officials say she submitted forged documents to support her fabricated diagnosis…