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Former Roanoke pharmacist sentenced to one year in federal prison for drug tampering
A former pharmacist at Home Choice Partners in Roanoke was sentenced on Thursday at the U.S. District Court for tampering with a consumer product — more specifically, hydromorphone — which affected interstate commerce. According to [...]
Chattanooga nurse charged with hoarding drugs earlier this year now faces new charges
A 71-year-old former hospice worker in Chattanooga who was charged back in October with identity theft and possession of drugs for resale now faces new charges. M. Grimsley is charged with theft and felony possession [...]
Former Vermont nurse accused of stealing pain meds
A former nurse who worked at the Meadows at East Mountain is facing up to two years in prison after law-enforcement said she took a card of painkillers intended for a patient and used them [...]
Tennessee doctors prescribed illegal meds
On December 9 and 10, 2020, defendants Cynthia Clemons, Courtney Newman, and Holli Carmichael Womack, all of whom are nurse practitioners, were sentenced for their roles in prescribing massive quantities of opioids from pill mills [...]
Ex-Wichita Nurse Pleads to Medicaid Fraud, Other Counts
Ex-Wichita Nurse Pleads to Medicaid Fraud, Other Counts A former Wichita nurse accused of stealing drugs and mistreating patients has pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud and other counts. By Associated Press, Wire Service Content Oct. 30, [...]
Michigan agency suspends license of Bronson nurse accused of stealing fentanyl
The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs suspended the license of a nurse at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo on Wednesday. An administrative complaint filed by the department alleged that Alison Marshall, a registered [...]
Springfield nurse accused of stealing drugs from psych patients in Dayton
A Registered Nurse from Springfield is accused of stealing medications from patients at a Dayton psychiatric hospital. Judith L. Ivory, 48, was indicted Wednesday on seven felony counts of theft of drugs by a Montgomery [...]
NJ Doctor Loses License Over Unnecessary Opioid Prescriptions
A physician with a practice in Warren saw approximately 45 patients during a 6.5 hour period each week in another state, and has since lost her license. Pramila Byahatti, who ran the Park Avenue Pain [...]
Vancouver Island nurse falsified records, diverted ‘significant’ quantities of opiates from hospital
A Vancouver Island nurse is facing professional discipline after the B.C. college of nurses found she falsified medical records and removed significant quantities of injectable narcotics from a Campbell River hospital, creating “serious risks to [...]
TX nurse gets two years from Feds for product tampering
A former nurse who was caught stealing a powerful narcotic from HealthCare Express in Texarkana was sentenced Thursday to two years in federal prison for consumer product tampering. Clifford Russell Harris, 38, has until Jan. [...]