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Bedford nurse arrested after stealing patient’s medication

A Bedford nurse was arrested after an investigation by the Attorney General Medicaid Fraud Control Unity police arrested 37-year-old H. York, on felony charges of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and failure to make or keep a controlled substance record. According to investigators York was a nurse at Westview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The [...]

2022-06-22T15:27:09-05:00June 15th, 2022|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Nurse who stole drugs at NC hospital key to more than $4 million in fines

A woman sentenced in Greensboro last week to more than 4 years in federal prison for stealing drugs from a Winston-Salem hospital is at the core of record fines against two hospitals in Southern Virginia. Emilee Kathryn Poteat, 32, of Danville, Virginia, a contract nurse for Novant Health in Winston-Salem, was sentenced June 1 in [...]

2022-08-01T17:19:17-05:00June 9th, 2022|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Massachusetts nurse pleads guilty to stealing Fentanyl from critical care patient

“A Pittsfield woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield to stealing fentanyl being administered to a patient in the critical care unit. Jessica Lotto, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud, deceit or subterfuge. U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni scheduled sentencing for Jan. 25, 2023. [...]

2022-08-01T17:34:39-05:00June 1st, 2022|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Former NJ VA Medical Center Employee Sentenced to Prison for Stealing HIV Medications estimated to be over $8.2 million

A former pharmacy procurement technician was sentenced on May 26, 2022, to 57 months in prison for stealing prescription HIV medications from the pharmacy of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Lisa M. Hoffman, 50, of Orange, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. [...]

2022-08-01T17:40:20-05:00June 1st, 2022|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

SC Registered Nurse Anesthetist Facing Charges After Allegedly Stealing Drugs

A certified registered nurse anesthetist is facing charges after allegedly stealing several different drugs meant for patients while working at a hospital in Little River. 48 year old Bryan Bird stole undisclosed amounts of the drugs midazolam, hydromorphone and fentanyl multiple times between March 28th and April 8th by falsely documenting quantities prescribed to patients. [...]

2022-08-02T13:02:17-05:00May 25th, 2022|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

FL nurse pleads guilty to replacing fentanyl with saline

A nurse working at a Florida hospital pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing fentanyl and replacing the powerful pain medication with saline. Monique Elizabeth Carter, 35, of Middleburg, pleaded guilty in Jacksonville federal court to tampering with a consumer product, according to court records. She faces up to 10 years in prison. A sentencing date wasn't [...]

2022-08-02T14:13:10-05:00April 13th, 2022|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Former IA Good Sam Nurse Accused of Stealing Patients’ Medication

A southeast Iowa woman is accused of swiping medications intended for her patients while working as a nurse at the Good Samaritan Society. 60-year-old D. Hird of Blakesburg has been charged with two counts of drug diversion (Class C felony), identity theft (aggravated misdemeanor), and tampering with records (aggravated misdemeanor). While employed as a nurse, [...]

2022-08-02T14:24:38-05:00March 31st, 2022|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

FL Registered Nurse Facing Over 100 Charges For Stealing Pills

A registered nurse is facing over 100 charges and remains in jail on bond set at $237,000 for stealing narcotics and falsifying records. Volusia County deputies arrested C. Braunle on Tuesday (March 29), charging him with 23 counts of falsifying health records, and 91 total charges for stealing narcotics. Volusia Sheriff's Office spokesperson Andrew Gant [...]

2022-08-02T14:29:30-05:00March 30th, 2022|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Former Cedar Rapids nurse convicted for stealing opioids

A former registered nurse pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to stealing opioids from a hospital and using the drugs herself. Sarah Jean Moses, also known as Sarah Nalvanko, 42, of Cedar Rapids, pleaded to two charges of a 13-count superseding indictment. She was convicted of tampering and attempting to tamper with hydromorphone, an opioid [...]

2022-01-10T15:37:55-06:00January 5th, 2022|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Former FL Nurse Faces Prison for Diverting Patient’s Fentanyl

Jerome Clampitt II, a 42-year-old former registered nurse from St. Johns, Florida, faces up to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to tampering with injectable fentanyl, according to the US Attorney's Office. The charges are tied to complaints last year against Clampitt reported at Baptist Medical Center South in Jacksonville, Florida, that also [...]

2022-01-10T15:36:26-06:00December 21st, 2021|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|
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