A former Missoula nurse who admitted to diverting opioid drugs while working at St. Patrick Hospital has been sentenced to three years of probation. According to U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich, Caitlin Ashley Evans, 37, pleaded guilty in November 2022 to obtaining controlled substances by fraud, deception and subterfuge. The government alleged in court documents that [...]
A registered nurse is facing theft charges after allegedly being found with prescription drugs meant for the Washington County Detention Center. A release from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) states that M. Martinov, 60, of Bean Station, was seen in the jail parking lot “acting erratically” on Monday morning. An investigation reportedly found she [...]
Former nurse Alec Ramirez, 32, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and had his license revoked after he was convicted of stealing controlled substances from Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan. In March 2021, Mr. Ramirez removed vials of fentanyl and hydromorphone from an automated dispensing cabinet at the hospital and replaced [...]
A nurse was fired from a Missouri hospital after she was caught stealing fentanyl meant for patients, then she found a new nursing job and stole more of the drug, according to federal authorities. Now the former nurse from Cape Girardeau has been sentenced to four years of probation after pleading guilty to obtaining a [...]