Ohio woman faces charges after acting as veterinarian without license: Brandi Tomko indicted on 39 felony and misdemeanor counts; trial set for September

摘要

Brandi Tomko, 35, of Akron, Ohio, has been indicted on 39 charges, including 19 felony and 20 misdemeanor counts, resulting from accusations that she acted as a veterinarian at C & D Animal Hospital without a license or any formal training. The charges include practicing veterinary medicine without a license, five counts of cruelty to animals, two counts of deception to obtain a dangerous drug, identity fraud, three counts of selling a dangerous drug, 10 counts of possession of a dangerous drug, twocounts of theft, five counts of injuring animals, assaulting or harassing an assistance dog and nine counts of prohibitions concerning companion animals, "in that she did knowingly torture, torment, needlessly mutilate or maim, cruelly beat, poison, needlessly kill or commit an act of cruelty against a companion animal," according to the indictment report.