A shocking case of medical malfeasance has come to light, as a licensed nurse was sentenced for tampering with oxycodone pills at a Massachusetts nursing home.
Charlotte Demers, 37, of Providence, R.I., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to four years of probation, with the first six months to be served in home confinement.
Demers pleaded guilty to four counts of tampering with a consumer product, specifically oxycodone, a narcotic used for pain relief, in June 2017. The crimes occurred between Sept. 12, 2016, and Oct. 8, 2016, while Demers worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Countryside Health Care in Milford, Mass.
The investigation revealed that Demers tampered with four blisterpacks of oxycodone, removing the pills and replacing them with other medications. These altered blisterpacks were then placed back on medication carts at the nursing facility.
The Court-run RISE program, designed for individuals who have pled guilty and are under pretrial supervision prior to sentencing, was completed by Demers. She enrolled in the program and successfully completed it.
United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling, Jeffrey Ebersole, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Criminal Investigations, New York Field Office, and Commissioner Monica Bharel, MD, MPH, of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Food and Drugs, Drug Control Program, made the announcement today.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle L. Dineen Jerrett of Lelling’s Worcester Branch Office prosecuted the case.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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