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Bedford nurse arrested after stealing patient’s medication
A Bedford nurse was arrested after an investigation by the Attorney General Medicaid Fraud Control Unity police arrested 37-year-old H. York, on felony charges of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and failure to make [...]
Nurse who stole drugs at NC hospital key to more than $4 million in fines
A woman sentenced in Greensboro last week to more than 4 years in federal prison for stealing drugs from a Winston-Salem hospital is at the core of record fines against two hospitals in Southern Virginia. [...]
Massachusetts nurse pleads guilty to stealing Fentanyl from critical care patient
“A Pittsfield woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield to stealing fentanyl being administered to a patient in the critical care unit. Jessica Lotto, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of acquiring a [...]
Former NJ VA Medical Center Employee Sentenced to Prison for Stealing HIV Medications estimated to be over $8.2 million
A former pharmacy procurement technician was sentenced on May 26, 2022, to 57 months in prison for stealing prescription HIV medications from the pharmacy of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in East Orange, New [...]
SC Registered Nurse Anesthetist Facing Charges After Allegedly Stealing Drugs
A certified registered nurse anesthetist is facing charges after allegedly stealing several different drugs meant for patients while working at a hospital in Little River. 48 year old Bryan Bird stole undisclosed amounts of the [...]
FL nurse pleads guilty to replacing fentanyl with saline
A nurse working at a Florida hospital pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing fentanyl and replacing the powerful pain medication with saline. Monique Elizabeth Carter, 35, of Middleburg, pleaded guilty in Jacksonville federal court to tampering [...]
Former IA Good Sam Nurse Accused of Stealing Patients’ Medication
A southeast Iowa woman is accused of swiping medications intended for her patients while working as a nurse at the Good Samaritan Society. 60-year-old D. Hird of Blakesburg has been charged with two counts of [...]
FL Registered Nurse Facing Over 100 Charges For Stealing Pills
A registered nurse is facing over 100 charges and remains in jail on bond set at $237,000 for stealing narcotics and falsifying records. Volusia County deputies arrested C. Braunle on Tuesday (March 29), charging him [...]
Former Cedar Rapids nurse convicted for stealing opioids
A former registered nurse pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to stealing opioids from a hospital and using the drugs herself. Sarah Jean Moses, also known as Sarah Nalvanko, 42, of Cedar Rapids, pleaded to [...]
Former FL Nurse Faces Prison for Diverting Patient’s Fentanyl
Jerome Clampitt II, a 42-year-old former registered nurse from St. Johns, Florida, faces up to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to tampering with injectable fentanyl, according to the US Attorney's Office. The [...]