A federal judge Friday approved an injunction permanently barring a former Akron doctor from prescribing opioids or practicing medicine. Michael P. Tricaso — who founded the Better Living Clinic in Merriman Valley and who once worked as a contracted emergency room physician at Summa Health facilities — agreed to the terms and also agreed to [...]
The Athens County Sheriff’s Office charged two Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail nurses last week with felony theft for allegedly stealing drugs from the jail. One of the two nurses, Megan M. Snyder, 32, of Nelsonville, was fired last week, the SEORJ warden confirmed Monday; the other nurse, James Gray II, 42, of Logan, has been [...]
A longtime Nashville doctor has lost her medical license after a state discipline board found that she forged signatures to write herself more than 60 prescriptions for opioids and other powerful drugs. Dr. Suzanne Riva, 58, forged the name of her physician employer to prescribe herself two opioids, hydrocodone and oxycodone, and two drugs that [...]
A Cape Cod Hospital emergency room nurse accused of stealing a significant amount of drugs — including the narcotic pain medication Dilaudid and the addictive sedative Ativan — from the hospital during a three-month period has been sentenced to 18 months of probation. Carrie O’Connor, 36, of Plymouth, also was ordered to complete a substance abuse rehabilitation [...]
A pharmacist in west Kentucky was charged by a federal grand jury indictment for stealing medications. United States Attorney Russell Coleman announced today that 34-year-old Kyle Humphrey of Benton is charged with stealing pre-retail prescription medications, mislabeling prescription medication in order to defraud or mislead and wrongful use of health information. The indictment says Humphrey [...]
A 30-year-old Burnsville woman is accused of stealing more than 500 prescription drug pills from Walgreens stores in the south metro, according to charges filed in Dakota County Court. T. L. Sanchez was charged with two counts of theft of a controlled substance in connection with the case. Authorities say the thefts happened in March [...]
It appears a nurse accused of stealing drugs from a Coolville nursing home will receive intervention in lieu of conviction. Carrie Eckenroad, 42, Nelsonville, pleaded guilty in Athens County Common Court to four counts of theft of drugs, four counts of forgery, five counts of illegal processing of drug documents and two counts each of [...]
A nurse at Hillside Manor in Washington will lose her license for 90 days for allegedly stealing drugs from two residents of the facility. According to state records 46-year-old, C. Riester was suspended last week. Police, say Reister was caught on video on separate occasions taking pills from medication carts, a drawer, and a medication [...]
A former Tripler worker was sentenced Wednesday to a year in prison for stealing 8,500 painkillers. Court documents said Olivia Ronquilio used the names of about 65 patients to write 82 fraudulent prescriptions for opioids, including oxycodone and hydrocodone. Ronquilio worked at the hospital pharmacy at the time. She later told investigators that she planned [...]
A jail guard in Madison County is facing multiple charges after surveillance video caught her taking medications from inmates. An investigation into the behavior of 27-year-old Christina Ball started on September 18. The director of the facility informed ininvestigators that she was suspicious of Ball taking medication from inmates who were participating in the work [...]