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Wisconsin VA nurse anesthetist pleads guilty to stealing fentanyl for personal use

Veteran Affairs hospital nurse anesthetist pleaded guilty Monday to stealing fentanyl from an automated drug distribution system at the facility. Todd Mehrhoff, 48, is charged with obtaining fentanyl by use of misrepresentation and fraud. The Waunakee man worked at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, where he assisted with surgeries in the [...]

2021-07-28T17:04:48-05:00November 15th, 2018|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

PA nurse allegedly diverted narcotics from second hospital

A registered nurse faces drug charges after allegedly diverting narcotic pain medication from a local hospital, court records state. J. M. Rothermel, 34, is charged with acquiring or obtaining possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, intentional possession of a controlled substance by person not registered and refusal to keep records as required by act, [...]

2021-07-30T15:33:48-05:00November 11th, 2018|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Former Billings nurse sentenced for opioid thefts

A former Billings nurse has been sentenced to five years on probation, including six months of house arrest, for stealing a powerful opioid from a hospital for his own use. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says U.S. District Judge Susan Watters sentenced 33-year-old Donald Friedlich Mills II Nov. 2. Mills pleaded guilty in May to fraudulently [...]

2021-07-30T16:22:25-05:00November 6th, 2018|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Nurse charged with stealing drugs at Missouri hospital

A registered nurse is charged with stealing fentanyl and other drugs from University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia. Forty-year-old L. Neal, of Otterville, was charged Thursday with stealing a controlled substance. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports a probable cause statement from officer Kenrick Tucker says Neal took 96 syringes and 16 vials containing fentanyl, four [...]

2021-07-30T16:31:15-05:00November 3rd, 2018|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Washington state pharmacist gets federal probation for opioid violations

A Twisp man who served the Brewster area for years as a pharmacist was sentenced Thursday to five years' probation for stealing and abusing opioids from his commercial supply. Brian Shane Johnson, the 41-year-old former owner-operator of Brewster Drug, must also pay a $7,500 fine under his sentence in U.S. District Court in Spokane, after [...]

2021-08-02T13:10:54-05:00November 2nd, 2018|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Pennsylvania High School Principal Admits Stealing Medication, Resigns

A Pennsylvania high school principal has resigned after he admitted stealing prescription drugs from the school nurse's office. Michael Flick stepped down as principal of Great Valley High School in Malvern on Tuesday. He's charged with theft and multiple counts of possession of a controlled substance. The 44-year-old Flick had been principal of the school [...]

2021-07-26T16:13:37-05:00October 31st, 2018|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Northern Iowa nurse charged with drug thefts

Federal authorities have accused a northern Iowa nurse of stealing prescription drugs and violating federal patient confidentiality laws. U.S. District Court records say 32-year-old S. Rogers is charged with obtaining and attempting to obtain controlled substances by fraud, deception and subterfuge; criminal violations of privacy law; and aiding and abetting. Her attorney didn't immediately return [...]

2021-08-02T14:25:10-05:00October 30th, 2018|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Iowa Hospital notified 182 more patients over pain medication switch

Iowa Methodist Medical Center has notified even more patients that their pain medication may have been stolen by a pharmacy tech. Victor Van Cleave was sentenced this past July to 30 months in federal prison. He pleaded guilty to stealing fentanyl from patients and replacing it with saline. This happened in 2016. Methodist originally notified [...]

2021-08-02T14:37:19-05:00October 29th, 2018|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

Kansas nurse surrenders license for stealing drugs at care center

A Johnson County nurse has pleaded guilty to stealing opioid drugs while working at a residential care facility in Gardner, Kansas. 41-year-old Jeremy Keith Bailey pleaded guilty Thursday to possession of a controlled substance, theft and Medicaid fraud. The Kansas Attorney General’s Office said that Bailey surrendered his nursing license as part of the plea [...]

2021-08-02T14:51:09-05:00October 28th, 2018|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|
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