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Former nurse accused of stealing fentanyl from SC hospital
A former registered nurse with Conway Medical Center has been accused of unlawfully obtaining fentanyl from the hospital, according to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. DHEC arrested T. Coyle on Wednesday [...]
Former nurse at Lincoln hospital pleads guilty to stealing fentanyl
A former nurse pleaded guilty Monday to stealing fentanyl from a Lincoln hospital. Krista Lierz, 36, initially pleaded not guilty but changed her plea this week, according to court records. A Lancaster County district judge [...]
Utah nurse illegally dispensed a fatal dose of morphine, feds say.
A hospital nurse illegally dispensed morphine to a person who died from the dose in Utah, federal prosecutors said. Now the woman, 33, of Sandy, is charged with their death, which happened June 5, the [...]
NC nurse accused of stealing fentanyl from hospital
A former Atrium Health employee is accused of stealing fentanyl while she was working at Carolina Medical Center, according to Mecklenburg County court documents. K. Rupert, 26, of Charlotte, was charged Tuesday with felony embezzlement [...]
Former Ontario nurse who stole morphine for her own addiction sentenced to two years
More than nine years after 76-year-old Hermina Fletcher died in a Fort Frances hospital, the former nurse who altered her medication administration record to steal morphine for her own addiction has been sentenced to two [...]
At least 10 patients died in US hospital after nurse replaced fentanyl IV drips with tap water
New Delhi: A tragic case has come to light at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, southern Oregon, United States, where as many as 10 patients are suspected to have died after a nurse [...]
Houston Nurse Caught on Video Stealing Opioids from Hospital for Personal Use
A Houston nurse has been arrested and charged after being caught on hospital surveillance cameras stealing painkillers and replacing them with tampered vials of saline solution. According to court documents reviewed by KPRC2, 25-year-old [...]
FL Hospital nurse accused of stealing bags of fentanyl
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an HCA Florida Brandon Hospital intensive-care unit nurse, accusing her of stealing 17 bags of fentanyl from the hospital. L. Williams, 55, faces 17 charges each of grand [...]
MN Registered Nurse Charged with Stealing Pain Medications
A registered nurse has been indicted for fraudulently obtaining prescription opioid pain medications from a hospice clinic, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, C. E. Broker, 33, was a registered nurse [...]
NY nurse practitioner arrested and charged with conspiracy to distribute prescription opioids
A North Tonawanda nurse practitioner working at a Lockport family health facility has been charged by Drug Enforcement Administration agents with conspiracy to distribute prescription opioids. Michael Ostolski, 55, was arrested by DEA agents on [...]