A FORMER HAWKINS COUNTY DOCTOR HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR HEALTH CARE FRAUD, DRUG, AND TAX CHARGES. 47 YEAR OLD JOHN THEODORE HANCOCK WAS ARRESTED IN JEFFERSON, TEXAS. ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, A FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN GREENEVILLE RETURNED AN INDICTMENT AGAINST HANCOCK. THE INDICTMENT ALLEGES THAT HANCOCK OPERATED A MEDICAL BUSINESS KNOWN AS HANCOCK FAMILY MEDICINE AND IS ALLEGED TO HAVE IMPROPERLY WRITTEN PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FOR PATIENTS WITHOUT PERFORMING PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS AND WITHOUT DETERMINING A SUFFICIENT MEDICAL NECESSITY FOR THE PRESCRIPTIONS. HANCOCK IS ALSO CHARGED WITH ENGAGING IN A SCHEME TO DEFRAUD TENNCARE. IF CONVICTED, HANCOCK COULD FACE UP TO LIFE IN PRISON AND FINES OF OVER 2.5 MILLION DOLLARS.