A woman who Roanoke Rapids Police say used two identities to get a job and federally controlled substances from local pharmacies now faces additional counts.

Chief Chuck Hasty said in a statement that Investigator Bobby Martin has obtained warrants for the arrest of Jenine Ellis on nine counts of identity theft; three counts of obtain a controlled substance by fraud and forgery; one count of attempted obtain a controlled substance by fraud or forgery; four counts of obtain a prescription medication drug by fraud and four counts of obtaining property by false pretense.

The latest charges filed against Ellis stem from further examination of an original case in which she was charged by Roanoke Rapids police, Hasty said.

Martin said the latest charges he filed deal specifically with obtaining prescription and controlled medications through the use of fraud.

She also faces the following charges lodged against her last month: Three counts of identity theft; two counts of obtaining property by false pretense; financial card theft and possession of stolen goods.

That investigation began in January when the victim reported to Officer Linda Baker that a credit card was used in December at a local store without the victim’s permission or knowledge.

During the initial investigation it was learned Ellis, 44, used and assumed the identity of someone else to gain employment at Halifax Regional Medical Center.

“The thing is when using someone else's name, if you do a check on that name and that person has never been in trouble it's OK to hire that person,” Martin said.

He said Ellis was working under the name of the person whose identity she stole.

She was terminated by HRMC on March 13 after began working there March 15 of last year under the assumed name.

Using a doctor's name who was not from the area, she wrote fraudulent prescriptions and passed them at various pharmacies in the area to gain access to substances regulated by the Drug Enforcement Agency, Hasty said.

Martin said there has been no evidence to surface that Ellis was at HRMC to steal ultrasound equipment, which she has done in the past at other hospitals in the state.

She is believed to frequent the Nash County area and perhaps Raleigh, Martin said.

Obtaining the additional warrants, Hasty said, was due “to the hard work of Bobby Martin after it was initially reported.”

“Through my investigation,” Martin said, “I found she had a extensive history with different fraudulent activity.”

Martin said her name has been entered into various criminal databases as a wanted person.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is encouraged to call Crimestoppers at 252-583-4444.