Uxbridge doctor arrested

UXBRIDGE — An Uxbridge doctor and her former employee were arrested Thursday and charged in federal court in Boston in connection with a federal drug conspiracy involving the amphetamine Adderall.

Dr. Leslie Caraceni, 56, of 8 Concord Lane, Uxbridge, was indicted on one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute Adderall and three counts of distributing and dispensing Adderall. Her former employer, Rene Ruliera, 51, of Southborough, was indicted on one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute Adderall, and four counts of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute Adderall.

Caraceni and Ruliera were scheduled to be arraigned on the charges in federal court in Boston Thursday afternoon.

According to the indictment unsealed on Thursday, between March 2016 and February 2018, Caraceni and Ruliera conspired with one another and others to distribute Adderall, an amphetamine, for reasons other than for a legitimate medical purpose and not in the usual course of medical practice. Each charge provides a sentence of no greater than 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Announcing the arrests Thursday were United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Division; Uxbridge Police Chief Marc Montminy; and Southborough Police Chief Kenneth Paulhus.