A registered nurse in B.C. has been handed a one-week suspension for diverting narcotics from the workplace for personal use and working while impaired, according to the regulatory body for the profession. The B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives entered a consent agreement with the nurse last week to “address concerns” that occurred between April [...]
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A pharmacy employee is accused of stealing medication from her place of work. The Boynton Beach Police Department (BBPD) said on March 4, S. Castellano, a pharmacy employee at CVS Pharmacy, was arrested for drug possession without a prescription, grand theft of a controlled substance, and fraud to obtain a [...]
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla – Lisa Williams, a 56-year-old registered nurse from Lithia, Florida, has pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges related to tampering with injectable fentanyl and acquiring controlled substances through misrepresentation. Williams faces a potential sentence of up to 10 years in prison for each of the six tampering counts and up to 4 [...]
The Iowa Board of Nursing has issued an emergency order suspending the license of a nurse who allegedly tested positive for drugs while working at an Iowa hospital in 2023. The board has charged A. Hubbard of Ringgold County, a registered nurse, with practicing nursing while under the influence of alcohol, marijuana, or illicit drugs; [...]
(CBS DETROIT) — A former Metro Detroit emergency room nurse is accused of tampering with vials of fentanyl, federal prosecutors said. T. Eskridge, 53, of Grosse Pointe Park, is charged with three counts of tampering with a consumer product, one count of theft of medical products by an employee and one count of obtaining a [...]
Trenton, NJ — A former Mercer County pharmacist was convicted yesterday for her role in a conspiracy to distribute and dispense outside the course of professional practice large quantities of Schedule II controlled substances, including oxycodone, from a pharmacy formerly located in Trenton, New Jersey, Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna announced. Florence Ndubizu of Princeton [...]
Updated: 1:49 PM EST Dec 31, 2024 A nurse in South Carolina is accused of stealing 40 hydrocodone pills and at least one Tylenol with codeine pill, according to officials. J. M. Hawkins, 61, of Cayce, is charged with theft of a controlled substance.The South Carolina Department of Corrections said Hawkins was a nurse at [...]
A former dentist from Rochester, Illinois has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars for stealing powerful painkillers from his patients and conducting surgeries without proper pain management. 64-year-old Phillip M. Jensen faced Judge Colleen R. Lawless on December 18, 2024, where he was also ordered to pay a $200,000 fine, as reported by the [...]
A Pike County woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to being involved in diverting opioid medication while working as a travel nurse in West Virginia. According to a statement from the office of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Will Thompson, on Dec. 11, Jacqueline Brewster, 54, of Belfry, pleaded guilty [...]
CLEVELAND — A Cleveland Clinic employee stole prescription drugs from the hospital to sell on the street. The man now faces prison time after pleading guilty in federal court last month. It’s a case of drug diversion, which happens in various healthcare settings, like hospitals. The Ohio Board of Pharmacy says employee theft is one [...]