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St. Louis County nurse gets probation for stealing pain pills
A nurse who worked in a Bridgeton hospital was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation for stealing pain pills from an automated dispensing machine. Jessica Marie Powell, of St. Louis County, stole hydromorphone and [...]
Two Nurses Guilty Of Stealing Drugs From CO Hospital Patients
Two Colorado women were in Denver federal court last week concerning their alleged thefts of controlled substances while employed as hospital nurses. The drugs were taken illegally while the two nurses administered medication to patients, [...]
Massachusetts nurse gets 20 months for stealing morphine from dying patient
A licensed practical nurse from Stafford has been sentenced to 20 months in federal prison for ingesting liquid morphine that had been prescribed to a dying patient in a Massachusetts nursing home and replacing the [...]
Ex-nurse placed on probation, admitting taking drugs from PA’s Geisinger Medical Center
A former registered nurse at the Geisinger Medical Center near Danville has been placed on a year’s probation for diverting prescription opioids for her personal use over a five-month period. Akeya Lee Whitenight, 36, of [...]
Mass. nurse sentenced to 20 months in federal prison for stealing morphine from dying patient
During her first shift at a Westfield nursing home in 2018, Danielle Works skimmed morphine from a dying patient to feed her own drug habit. According to a federal prosecutor, Works was found slumped over [...]
Former Virginia Pharmacy Technician Pleads Guilty to Prescription Fraud
A Virginia Beach man pleaded guilty today to acquiring over 50,000 dosage units of prescription medications through fraudulent means. “Pharmacy technicians are entrusted with safeguarding and maintaining prescription medications in a responsible manner,” said Raj [...]
Former VT nurse gets probation for stealing narcotics
A former nurse has been placed on probation for multiple crimes, including stealing narcotics from a Barre nursing home. Sherise L. Simpson, 36, pleaded guilty Thursday in Washington County criminal court to a felony count [...]
PA nurse accused of stealing prescription meds from patients
A nurse working at a county nursing home has been accused of raiding the medicine cabinet. State police have filed 72 charges against K. L. Hemby, 46, of Ellwood City, who is accused of stealing [...]
PA nurse charged by AG in drug case
A local woman who was employed as a licensed practice nurse at Christ the King Manor in DuBois has been charged by the state Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s office on drug-related charges. B. B. Carfley, [...]
Ohio nurse arrested, accused of stealing drugs, tests positive for fentanyl while working
A nurse at St Elizabeth Health Center was arrested and accused of stealing drugs Sunday after a supervisor told police she thought the woman was under the influence of drugs. Deanna Dumbrys, 43, of Lakewood, [...]