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Federal prosecutors are filing charges against six Iowa women accused of stealing drugs from residents at the nursing homes where they worked.
Prosecutors say they used their employment at nursing homes to steal painkillers including Oxycodon and Fentanyl from residents. Charges of “acquiring a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, deception, and subterfuge” were filed against:
- A. Cruickshank, 36, Calvin Community and Valley View Village nursing homes in Des Moines
- Katie Howard, 31, University Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Des Moines
- S. Mills, 29, Des Moines
- A. Swenson, 32, Carlisle Center for Wellness and Rehabilitation
- B. Tindall, 47, Keosauqua Health Care Center and Savannah Heights in Mount Pleasant
- C. Weilbrenner, 30, The Bridges of Ankeny
Howard pleaded guilty to two counts in February. She will be sentenced in July. The five other suspects have all pleaded not guilty.