Drug Diversion in the News

Former North Platte nurse faces charges for drug theft – Nebraska

2025-04-30T15:51:28-05:00April 28th, 2025|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — A former North Platte nurse faces federal charges after allegedly stealing drugs from a surgery center. P. Campbell, 41, is charged in U.S. District Court with acquiring a controlled substance by fraud. According to Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services records detailing his license suspension, Campbell was previously employed as [...]

Iowa paramedic suspended, charged with stealing painkillers from ambulance

2025-04-22T14:11:41-05:00April 14th, 2025|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

A Carroll County paramedic is facing criminal charges alleging she repeatedly stole liquid painkiller from a county ambulance service and replaced it with saline to conceal the theft. T. M. Johnson, 53, of Manilla, who is a state-licensed paramedic, is charged with the felony of unlawfully obtaining a controlled substance through fraud or deceit while [...]

Two new civil suits filed against Asante, nurse from drug diversion case in Oregon

2025-04-22T14:46:07-05:00April 14th, 2025|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

MEDFORD, Ore.-- Two new lawsuits against Asante and former Asante nurse accused of diverting drugs and replacing it with tap water, Dani Schofield have been filed this week. The case filed April 10, 2025 lists the plaintiff as Benjamin Callesen, a man who claimed to have caught an infection after being in the care of [...]

Nurse from Pelham Pleads Guilty in CT Drug Tampering Scandal

2025-04-22T14:51:25-05:00April 9th, 2025|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

HARTFORD, CT (April 9, 2025) — A nurse from Pelham, New York, admitted to stealing and tampering with vials of hydromorphone and fentanyl from a surgical clinic in Stamford, Connecticut, where she worked, federal authorities announced Monday. Kristen Carotenuto, 35, of Pelham, NY waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty on April 7 [...]

Ex-traveling nurse from Hampton gets 3-month prison sentence for morphine tampering

2025-04-22T14:53:42-05:00April 7th, 2025|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

HAMPTON — A former traveling nurse was sentenced to three months in prison for allegedly stealing morphine at the Danvers, Massachusetts, rehabilitation facility where she worked. Loralie LaBroad, 55, of Hampton, was sentenced last week in federal court in Massachusetts after pleading guilty to tampering with a consumer product (morphine). In addition to three months [...]

Two Health Professionals at WellSpan Hospitals in Franklin County Charged with Drug Diversion

2025-04-22T14:58:09-05:00April 5th, 2025|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

In a significant development in Franklin County, two healthcare workers are facing charges for allegedly diverting drugs intended for patients. Dr. B. Holsinger, 33, of Shippensburg, and former registered nurse C. Bartoletti, 39, of Greencastle, were charged with multiple felonies related to controlled substances, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office. The investigation, which began [...]

Iowa Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Prescription Drug Diversion

2025-04-22T15:03:18-05:00April 2nd, 2025|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

DES MOINES, Iowa – A Fairfield pharmacist pleaded guilty on March 27, 2025, to stealing thousands of prescription pills from a pharmacy he owned and operated. According to public court documents, Bryan Paul Vander Linden, 42, admitted that from June 2022 to at least November 2023, he obtained prescription pills from Summit Pharmacy of Iowa [...]

Kentucky nurse sentenced for tampering with medication

2025-04-22T15:16:53-05:00March 25th, 2025|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

KENTUCKY — A Lexington woman has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for tampering with a consumer product, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Abigail Hall, 51, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove after admitting to stealing and tampering with morphine while working as a contract registered nurse. Between [...]

Miami nurse sentenced to federal prison for stealing fentanyl from his hospital unit

2025-04-22T15:19:29-05:00March 21st, 2025|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

A registered nurse was sentenced Monday to 26 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing medical-grade fentanyl from the Miami hospital where he worked. Emmanuel Valentin, 40, of Miami, worked in the cardiac catheterization lab at HCA Florida Kendall Hospital. From July 10 to Aug. 18, 2023, he used a syringe to extract [...]

FL ICU Nurse In Atlantis Charged With Stealing Fentanyl

2025-04-22T15:33:38-05:00March 12th, 2025|Categories: Drug Diversion in the News|

An ICU nurse in Palm Beach County faces charges for allegedly stealing fentanyl and other medications from patients. 39-year old L. A. Parra was arrested yesterday after an investigation that began last August. That's when officers with Atlantis Police reported to JFK Medical Center after the mother of a patient claimed to have seen Parra [...]

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