AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A northeast Ohio woman convicted ofposing as a veterinarian at a clinic has
been released from prison afterserving about half of her 18-month sentence.Authorities saidBrandi Tomko
pretended to be an animal doctor in Akron to support a drughabit. She was convicted of animal-related
offenses and drug-relatedcrimes.Tomko had posed as a vet from 2009 to 2011 at an animalhospital, where she
drew blood, wrote prescriptions and performed animalsurgeries despite not being properly licensed.The Akron
Beacon Journal (http://bit.ly/1cfCmCK ) reports a
judge granted Tomko early release this week and put her on probation for two years.Tomko’s attorney says
he’s satisfied with the outcome of the case.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This
material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A northeast Ohio
woman convicted ofposing as a veterinarian at a clinic has been released from prison afterserving about half
of her 18-month sentence.Authorities saidBrandi Tomko pretended to be an animal doctor in Akron to support a
drughabit. She was convicted of animal-related offenses and drug-relatedcrimes.Tomko had posed as a vet from
2009 to 2011 at an animalhospital, where she drew blood, wrote prescriptions and performed animalsurgeries
despite not being properly licensed.The Akron Beacon Journal (http://bit.ly/1cfCmCK ) reports a judge granted Tomko
early release this week and put her on probation for two years.Tomko’s attorney says he’s satisfied with the
outcome of the case.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be
published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.