What Happened
A former administrative employee at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. was indicted on federal charges after allegedly using a blank prescription pad belonging to a nurse practitioner to forge and fill prescriptions for oxycodone.
The indictment alleges eight separate instances between April 20 and June 13, 2016, involving about 600 pills; the employee was arrested on August 12, 2016.
What the Record Shows
Indicted on eight counts of distribution of oxycodone and eight counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud.
Why It Matters for Diversion Programs
This entry comes from a primary source rather than a federal enforcement release, and it is recorded as reported: Allegedly used a nurse practitioner's blank prescription pad to forge and fill oxycodone prescriptions in eight instances, obtaining about 600 pills. The indictment is an allegation, and the source does not describe a plea or verdict. Board and news records are a lagging indicator - by the time a licensing authority or a reporter learns of a diversion, the diversion was normally detected internally first, which makes each entry a signal that inventory reconciliation, waste observation or dispensing oversight failed earlier.