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Stamford Nurse Who Stole and Tampered with Hydromorphone and Fentanyl Vials Sentenced to Prison

Agosto 12, 2025
Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KRISTEN CAROTENUTO, 35, of Pelham, New York, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to five months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for tampering with vials...
Agosto 12, 2025
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Stamford Nurse Admits Stealing and Tampering with Hydromorphone and Fentanyl Vials

Abril 25, 2025
STAMFORD, Conn. - Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Fernando McMillan, Special Agent in Charge of the Food and Drug Administration, Office of Criminal Investigations New York Field Office, and Stephen P. Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for...
Abril 25, 2025
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West Haven Woman Who Diverted Narcotics from Dying VA Medical Center Patients is Sentenced

Diciembre 22, 2024
HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TARA SEVERINO, 58, of West Haven, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to two years of probation, the first six months of which Severino must serve...
Diciembre 22, 2024
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Former Nurse Pleads Guilty in Connection to the Diversion of Dangerous Narcotics by Medical Professionals

Junio 14, 2024
CONCORD, N.h. – A Newbury woman pleaded guilty in federal court in connection to the diversion of dangerous narcotics by medical professionals, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Robin Nichols, 63, pleaded guilty to Tampering with Consumer Products. U.S. District Court Judge Samantha Elliott scheduled sentencing for September 24, 2024...
Junio 14, 2024
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Former Nurse Indicted for Drug Diversion from Boston Hospital

Febrero 27, 2023
BOSTON – A former nurse has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly diverting opioids from a Boston-area hospital. Andrea Falzano, 38, of Winchester, was indicted on three counts of unlawfully obtaining controlled substances by fraud, deception and subterfuge. Falzano was arrested this morning and will...
Febrero 27, 2023
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Robeson County Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Distributing Thousands of Illegal Pills While Possessing Gun

Julio 06, 2022
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Robeson County man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possessing with the intent to distribute thousands of illegal prescription pills including oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, and methadone. On February 16, 2021, Jeffrey Randal Brooks, Jr., pleaded guilty to the charges...
Julio 06, 2022
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DEA Charlotte Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

Abril 22, 2022
CHARLOTTE, NC– The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Atlanta Division, which includes the state of North Carolina, will host its 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on NEXT Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This bi-annual event offers free, anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than...
Abril 22, 2022
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DEA Columbia Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

Abril 22, 2022
COLUMBIA, SC– The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Atlanta Division, which includes the state of South Carolina, will host its 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on NEXT Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This bi-annual event offers free, anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than...
Abril 22, 2022
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Jacksonville Pharmacist, Pharmacy Owner Admit to Charges Related to Illegally Filling Drug Prescriptions Issued by South Georgia Doctor

Enero 20, 2022
BRUNSWICK, GA: A pharmacist and a pharmacy owner await sentencing after pleading guilty to charges related to a conspiracy to unlawfully dispense controlled substances. Gilbert Nelson Weise, Jr., 58, of Jacksonville, Fla., faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a charge of conspiracy to dispense controlled...
Enero 20, 2022
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Career drug dealer sentenced to federal prison for methamphetamine, opioids, marijuana

Octubre 13, 2020
BRUNSWICK, GA: An Appling County man with multiple prior convictions for selling narcotics has been sentenced to nearly two decades in federal prison. Charlie Williams , 38, of Alma, Ga., was sentenced to 190 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood after pleading guilty to Possession...
Octubre 13, 2020
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