Former Albion doctor expected to be sentenced on distribution, fraud charges ALBION, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A former Albion doctor is set to learn his fate, after admitting he wrote false prescriptions to patients. Horace Junior Davis is accused of illegally distributing prescription opioids, fraud, and conspiracy charges. Authorities raided the Calhoun County pharmacy where [...]
The preliminary hearing for a nurse accused of stealing and misusing drugs at a Tyrone nursing home has been continued. Farren Herr, 30, of 510 Pottsgrove Road was originally scheduled to appear in Tyrone District Court Tuesday for her preliminary hearing on charges she stole a bottle of liquid Ativan from a patient who had [...]
Hydrocodone is an opioid pain medication.(Photo: smartstock, Getty Images/iStockphoto) MUNCIE, Ind. — A nurse who was accused of diverting morphine and other pain-killing opioids from IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital has been judged safe to practice after presenting exculpatory evidence. “She was not terminated for diversion; the attorney general jumped to that conclusion,” attorney Lorie Brown, [...]
A NURSE employed by The Bradford on Avon & Melksham Health Partnership has been struck off indefinitely after stealing a large quantity of prescription drugs from her practice and consuming them when on duty. At a hearing of the Nursing and Midwifery Council on May 5, it was found that Jacqueline Cooper stole 100 Tramadol [...]
A nurse who stole epidural medicine meant for pregnant women in her care at a Fife hospital has been sentenced to 250 hours of community service. Caroline Heap, 41, was working at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy. Heap, from Glenrothes, used syringes to withdraw medicine from sealed intravenous bags for her own use between 17 [...]
STANLEY, N.D. - A registered nurse has admitted to stealing pharmaceuticals from an assisted living home in Stanley. Fifty-one-year-old Karen Evans pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of acquiring a controlled substance by misrepresentation, according to the district court website. Eight other counts were thrown out. Prosecutors had accused Evans of stealing Percocet tablets from [...]
A Columbus woman has been indicted by a federal court in Alabama of conspiring to defraud health insurance companies. Robin Lowry, 49, is accused of being part of a multi-faceted scheme in which Global Compounding Pharmacy, an Alabama-based pharmaceutical company she worked for, defrauded Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama and one of its prescription [...]
The search warrant served on Bradford Regional Medical Center in early March has been unsealed by McKean County Judge John Pavlock — and it details allegations of a nurse anesthetist allegedly misappropriating medication, fabricating patient records and practicing while impaired. The nurse, Joan Carl, was employed by Gulfstream Anesthesia and working within BRMC during the [...]
EVESHAM TWP., N.J. (WPVI) -- A home health care aide was caught on camera allegedly stealing from her Burlington County patient. Hugh Craton suspected someone was stealing money from his 81-year-old mother's Evesham home, and so last Friday, he installed a secret camera in her bedroom. "I was expecting to just see somebody take money, [...]
Copyright 2017 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. A 38-year-old Burkburnett woman is charged with stealing the prescription pills of a 71-year-old woman she was paid to help. Misty Renee Pruett is charged with theft against an elderly person. Burkburnett police say the victim called [...]