A former employee of a Warsaw doctor's office faces charges after allegedly ordering prescription drugs while posing as an employee authorized to place the order. Sylvia J.Gargett, 52, of 6977 E.Waco Drive, Syracuse, was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail Saturday night on two counts each of identity deception and attempting to obtain a controlled substance by fraud and one charge of attempted theft.All of the charges are Class D felony offenses, each punishable by up to three years in prison.Gargett was released from custody after posting a $2,000 bond. According to a probable cause affidavit filed in Kosciusko Superior Court I, Gargett was employed by Dr.Roberta E.Rose, an orthopedic surgeon in Warsaw, from 1989 through 2000.Gargett worked as an assistant bookkeeper until she was terminated on July 27, 2000, for violation of office policies.
Ruth Anne Lipka, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor- | July 28, 2016
