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NJ doctor accused of stealing scripts from another doctor, forging signature to obtain drugs

A 49-year-old doctor with a practice here has been charged with stealing prescription papers from another doctor and forging that doctor's signature to illegally obtain prescription drugs. Dr. R. Hutchinson of Springfield surrendered to detectives on Nov. 18 at Union Township Police Headquarters where he was charged with obtaining by fraud, uttering a forged document [...]

2021-08-19T15:24:58-05:00November 21st, 2019|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Oregon State audit: Veterinary board must improve monitoring of drug security

The Oregon Veterinary Medical Examining Board hasn’t properly inspected facilities across the state for compliance with Drug Enforcement Agency regulation and or done required background checks on licensees, a state audit found. Those lapses increased the risk that prescription drugs meant for animals have been illegally diverted to human use, contributing to the opioid crisis, [...]

2021-02-10T16:23:29-06:00November 18th, 2019|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Denver area nurse sentenced to federal prison for stealing fentanyl

Earlier this week, the Department of Justice announced the sentencing for a Denver-area nurse convicted to stealing drugs meant for Intensive Care Unit patients. According to the DOJ, 36-year-old nurse, Jessica Sharman was sentenced to 44 months for stealing fentanyl meant for ICU patients at Parker Adventist Hospital. In a release, the DOJ said Sharman [...]

2021-08-19T15:26:16-05:00November 17th, 2019|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Nurse accused of stealing painkillers from SC hospital for personal use

A registered nurse is accused of stealing narcotics from Greenville Memorial Hospital for personal use over the course of a month, according to arrest warrants. On Thursday, agents with the state Department of Health and Environmental Control arrested 32-year-old E. Loeb, of Greenville, and charged her with two counts of theft of a controlled substance, [...]

2021-08-19T15:30:13-05:00November 16th, 2019|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

WI assisted living facility removes workers accused of stealing prescription pills

Leaders at the management company of Emerald Shores Assisted Living said they are stunned after law enforcement said they found prescription drugs on the street that came from Emerald Shores. It led to the arrests of L. Miller, the now-former administrator at Emerald Shores, and M. McCraken, who passed out medication there. "To be selling [...]

2021-08-25T13:48:31-05:00November 15th, 2019|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

UT Health nurse who stole medication gets deferred adjudication

A Mineola man accused of stealing medication from the hospital with which he was employed has pleaded guilty to the crime. Court records show Nathan Miller, 34, pleaded guity to state-jail felony diversion of a controlled substance in Judge Jack Skeen’s courtroom. He accepted a three-year deferred adjudication sentence. Miller was employed as a registered [...]

2021-02-10T16:32:42-06:00November 15th, 2019|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Ohio RN indicted for drug thefts from Miami Valley Hospital

A Registered Nurse is accused of stealing drugs from Miami Valley Hospital. J. Lyle, 44, was indicted Thursday on 16 drug-related charges, including 10 counts of theft of drugs; three counts of illegal processing of drug documents; two counts of possession of dangerous drugs; and one count of tampering with drugs. The incidents happened between [...]

2021-08-25T13:53:04-05:00November 14th, 2019|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

MA Judge spares pharmacy tech from jail time in massive pill theft

A former pharmacy technician at Beverly Hospital pleaded guilty Wednesday to what is believed to be the largest theft of prescription drugs in Massachusetts in at least a decade. But Lisa Tillman, of Salem, was spared from serving jail time. Salem District Court Judge Robert Brennan told Tillman, 51, that "you don't benefit and society doesn't [...]

2021-08-25T13:55:52-05:00November 13th, 2019|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Former MI pharmacy employee admits to stealing generic form of Xanax

A former Meijer employee pleaded guilty to a drug-possession charge in connection with stealing more than 2,000 prescription pills from the Warren’s store’s pharmacy. Brahndi Miller, 26, of Detroit, entered the plea to a charge of possession of analogues Oct. 28 in front of Judge Diane Druzinski in Macomb County Circuit Court and is scheduled [...]

2021-08-25T13:58:38-05:00November 7th, 2019|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Ex-nursing director at Grand Rapids, MN facility faces felony charges over missing narcotics

K. Korpi, 46, of Goodland, Minn., appeared in District Court on Monday, Itasca County Attorney Matti R. Adam said in a news release. Korpi faces seven counts of felony theft of a controlled substance and one gross misdemeanor count of mistreatment of a resident or patient. Korpi served as director of nursing of Majestic Pines [...]

2021-08-25T14:01:50-05:00November 7th, 2019|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|
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