Two Summit Hill women were among a group of nine individuals charged with allegedly participating in a prescription drug ring that operated throughout the Lehigh Valley.

Alison Monfre, 33, of 141 Fell St., and Barbara Monfre, 134 W. Fell St., both face multiple charges.Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane announced Friday that agents from the Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation (BNI) have charged the individuals with participating in a corrupt organization.The investigation was initiated after the Attorney General's Office received a complaint from a Northampton County doctor claiming that someone from his office had stolen prescription pads and was using them without authorization.At the center of the drug sting is Alison Monfre, who, according to the criminal complaint, worked at the office of an Easton doctor and allegedly wrote multiple prescriptions for oxycodone and signed the doctor's name without his knowledge.She is charged with 13 counts of theft by unlawful taking, nine counts of acquisition of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge, nine counts of identity theft, one count of criminal conspiracy and one count of corrupt organizations.Her boyfriend, Jamarcus Fennell, 23, currently incarcerated in Northampton County Prison, allegedly sold the forged prescriptions to acquaintances and also occasionally sold pills from filled scripts on the street.Fennell is charged with nine counts of acquisition of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge, nine counts of identity theft, five counts of receiving stolen property, one count of criminal conspiracy, one count of corrupt organizations and one count of possession of a controlled substance.Barbara Monfre, 61, is facing nine counts of identity theft, eight counts of acquisition of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge, one count of criminal conspiracy, one count of possession of a controlled substance and one count of corrupt organizations.As the investigation progressed, agents ran the doctor's DEA registration number and received a Schedule II Report for 2013, which revealed that a total of eight prescriptions were written for seven different people.None of the individuals listed in the report were patients of the doctor.Agents said that throughout the course of the investigation nine prescriptions were filled for 840 oxycodone tablets (15 mg) and 180 oxycodone tablets (30 mg).Attorney General Kane thanked DEA for their assistance with the investigation.Other individuals charged include:- Carl Brown III, 23, 711 Davis St., Easton, Northampton County, nine counts of acquisition of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge, nine counts of identity theft, one count of criminal conspiracy, one count of possession of a controlled substance and one count of corrupt organizations.- Kenneth Ennis, 25, 219 W. Nesquehoning St., Easton, Northampton County, nine counts of acquisition of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge, nine counts of identity theft, one count of criminal conspiracy, one count of possession of a controlled substance and one count of corrupt organizations.- Terrisa Grube, 42, last known address 630 Wyandotte St., Bethlehem, Lehigh County, nine counts of acquisition of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge, nine counts of identity theft, one count of criminal conspiracy, one count of possession of a controlled substance and one count of corrupt organizations.- Shawn McAvoy, 19, 522 Valley Ave., Easton, Northampton County, nine counts of acquisition of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge, nine counts of identity theft, one count of criminal conspiracy, one count of possession of a controlled substance and one count of corrupt organizations.- Lataryn Smith, 21, last known address 335 S. West St., Apt. A, Allentown, Lehigh County, nine counts of acquisition of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge, nine counts of identity theft, one count of possession of a controlled substance and one count of corrupt organizations.- Mercedes Werkheiser, 21, 137 North Seventh St., Apt. 2, Easton, Northampton County, nine counts of acquisition of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge, nine counts of identity theft, one count of criminal conspiracy, one count of possession of a controlled substance and one count of corrupt organizations.