Former Sonora physician pleads guilty in prescription case

Lori Sostock pleaded guilty Thursday to four felony counts involving improper prescribing of oxycodone at her medical practice.

Sostock, 46, who was arrested last July, entered the pleas in Tuolumne County Superior Court. Under the plea agreement, she will be sentenced to up to a year in jail and to five years of probation, District Attorney Laura Krieg said.

Vanessa Sostock, 44, the office manager at the Delnero Drive practice, pleaded guilty to one felony count and agreed to up to six months in jail and five years of probation.

Both will return for sentencing June 24. Lori Sostock, who had been a family practitioner, surrendered her state medical license March 30.

Lori Sostock pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit unlawful controlled substance prescription activity, sale and furnishing of controlled substances, practicing medicine without certification, and unlawful controlled substance prescription.

Vanessa Sostock pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit unlawful controlled substance prescription activity.

The arrests were made by agents from the Tuolumne Narcotics Team, assisted by county sheriff’s deputies and federal Drug Enforcement Administration investigators.

This story was originally published April 21, 2016 at 5:27 PM with the headline "Former Sonora physician pleads guilty in prescription case."