According to U.S. Attorney John F. Bash and the Drug Enforcement Administration, Dr. Thomas Glenn Easter II and his co-defendant, 28-year-old Elizabeth Lightfoot, have been charged with two counts of conspiracy to distribute Xanax and other drugs outside the medical field. Easter and Lightfoot have been charged for allegedly selling Xanax and other prescription drugs [...]
The former CEO of a North Georgia hospital and two doctors have been indicted on federal charges of illegally prescribing thousands of doses of pain medications, officials said Friday. John Michael Gowder, Dr. David Gowder and Dr. James Heaton are expected to appear in federal court in Gainesville on Monday for arraignment. “These defendants allegedly [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City Fire Department paramedic charged with stealing drugs from ambulances appeared in court Tuesday, pleading not guilty. A federal grand jury indicted 36-year-old Michael Fostich last week on charges of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and tampering with a consumer product. The indictment alleges Fostich stole fentanyl and morphine [...]
A pharmacy manager allegedly took about 20,000 pills over the course of his employment with Walmart in Chickasha. The estimated loss to Walmart from the thefts exceeded $21,299.80 according to a report from the Chickasha Police Department. The store's surveillance camera showed multiple incidents of Barry Neil Smith taking the pills, according to an incident [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― For 45 days in February and March, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration surged its enforcement and administrative resources to identify and investigate prescribers and pharmacies that dispensed disproportionately large amounts of drugs. The ultimate goal of the surge was remediating or removing those whose actions perpetuate the controlled prescription drug crisis in America, particularly [...]
A nurse contracted by the Iredell County Detention Center is charged with stealing pills and other medications from the jail, officials say. A. Pait Robinson, 30, is accused of taking the pills while working at the jail on March 18. Robinson is employed by Southern Health Partners, which is contracted by the county to provide [...]
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A nurse has been accused of stealing painkillers from a Lincoln hospital. Court records say 30-year-old Krista Morgan is charged with violating a narcotic drug law. Her attorney didn't immediately return a call Monday from The Associated Press. Her next hearing is scheduled for May 1. She's accused of stealing several [...]
A Tacoma pharmacist traded pilfered pills for prostitutes, the state Department of Health found before suspending his credential this week. David Pruett diverted up to 8,000 oxycodone pills in 2017 from the pharmacy at which he worked, then told Lakewood police in December that he traded some of them for cash, other drugs or prostitutes, [...]
OLYMPIA, Wash. - A Pierce County pharmacist's credentials were suspended after he was accused of diverting thousands of tablets containing controlled substances. The Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission, along with the state Department of Health, suspended the credentials of David V. Pruett, pending further legal action. Pruett allegedly diverted thousands of tablets containing oxycodone and other controlled [...]
A former Essentia Health employee is accused of stealing highly potent opioids from the operating rooms at St. Mary's Medical Center. Erik Lee Huberty, 24, of Proctor, was charged Wednesday with taking fentanyl and other prescription painkillers and sedatives from the Duluth hospital on at least six occasions in November. Huberty was summoned to appear [...]