Written by NH1 News on November 22, 2017 5:59 pm. CONCORD (AP) — A nurse at a long-term care facility in New Hampshire has been indicted on charges she unlawfully obtained oxycodone belonging to three residents. The indictment alleges in order to get the drugs, 46-year-old Jennifer Blaisdell, of South Berwick, Maine, fraudulently documented that [...]
Updated: Nov 21, 2017 - 11:59 PM BOSTON -- 25 Investigates found more than 38,000 pills, patches and liquids have been reported lost or stolen from Massachusetts pharmacies during the first nine months of 2017. Pharmacies are required by law to disclose theft or loss of controlled substances using a form known as “DEA 106”. [...]
EAST ST. LOUIS - Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Jason Laut, 40, of O’Fallon, Illinois, was found guilty of 38 counts by a jury sitting in East St. Louis, Illinois. The jury convicted Laut on 38 counts, including six counts of wire fraud, 29 counts [...]
PHOENIX (KSAZ) - When a person places their loved one in assisted living or a nursing home, they would hope that everyone working there will make sure they're safe, healthy and happy. One valley man thought he put his mother in the perfect place... ...Until she ended up in the hospital three times, in as many months. No one could [...]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A registered nurse who worked for Kern Medical is the target of an investigation by the state's agency that regulates the nursing profession. Because no criminal charges have been filed, Eyewitness News decided not to reveal the nurse's name. Court papers obtained Monday describe an incident in January in which two [...]
Two workers have admitted stealing drugs from the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. Mark Beggs, 30, and Paul Murphy, 26, pleaded guilty to charges of theft by an employee and possessing a medicinal product with intent to supply, the Courts Service confirmed on Monday. The pair are due to be sentenced for the offences next [...]
MANKATO — A New Ulm woman is accused of stealing painkillers from a Mankato assisted living facility at which she worked. Sharon Kay Byro, 56, was charged with felony burglary and felony theft Thursday in Blue Earth County District Court. Staff at an assisted living facility installed a surveillance camera in June after hydrocodone and [...]
The Board of Examiners for Nursing this week disciplined five nurses for cases involving alcohol or drug abuse, including one nurse who stole Fentanyl patches from nursing home patients. In a consent order with the board, Ashley Dizney, a registered nurse and an advanced practice registered nurse, agreed to pay a $1,000 fine and be [...]
A Council Bluffs nurse who formerly worked at Bethany Lutheran Home pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing thousands of painkillers from those in her care. Laurine Wilhite, 50, was convicted of dependant adult abuse and attempting to procure prescription drugs. According to Council Bluffs police, Wilhite stole 9,727 narcotic hydrocodone pills from 44 different residents at [...]
Former Nebraska State Patrol investigator Christopher G. Kober has been accused by federal prosecutors of stealing drugs while on the job and intending to distribute them to others. The Patrol fired Kober, 44, of Bellevue, in June after an internal investigation, said agency spokesman Cody Thomas. The drug investigator was put on unpaid leave in [...]