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An Upstate nurse is headed to prison after pleading guilty to several charges, according to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson.Kelly Morgan, 37, of Mauldin, pleaded guilty on July 21, 2022, to two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, neglect of a vulnerable adult, unauthorized practice of nursing and furnishing false or fraudulent material information.
Morgan was sentenced to three years in prison suspended to two years’ probation.
Wilson said while Morgan was working as a licensed practical nurse at an assisted living facility in Fountain Inn she neglected a resident of the facility as well as unlawfully obtained and possessed controlled substances, including oxycodone.
Wilson said Morgan also falsified records for controlled substances and practiced nursing while her license was suspended.
This case was investigated by DHEC’s Bureau of Drug Control, the Fountain Inn Police Department, and the South Carolina Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU). The case was also prosecuted by the SCMFCU.