A Maryland man has admitted to orchestrating a sweeping fraud scheme that relied on the stolen identities of medical doctors to churn out thousands of illegal prescriptions, some of which were filled at pharmacies in the Los Angeles area, federal prosecutors announced.

Benjamin Jamal Washington, 25, of Hyattsville, Maryland, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. He remains in federal custody.

The case against Washington stretches back nearly three years. Between September 2020 and May 2023, prosecutors said, Washington and his co-conspirators obtained personal information from dozens of licensed physicians. The

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