Marlton doctor charged with peddling painkillers, empty RX slips

A Camden County neurologist was charged with unlawfully prescribing narcotic painkillers and has temporarily surrendered his medical license, prosecutors said Wednesday.

William R. Wolfe, 52, of Marlton, was accused of indiscriminately prescribing narcotics to undercover investigators posing as patients.

He also allegedly provided blank signed prescriptions to an office staff member at his private practice in Voorhees, who then sold or gave them to various people, including an undercover investigator. In one instance, the staff member allegedly gave prescriptions to a friend as payment for automobile repairs.

Wolfe was charged with two counts of distribution of controlled substances and was released on his own recognizance. He agreed to a suspension of his medical license after his arrest Tuesday by the Camden County Prosecutor's Office.

- Robert Moran