What Happened
A nurse at Kennebunk Nursing Center was found guilty by a jury of stealing narcotics from the facility where she worked as a nurse from February through May 2004.
Evidence at trial showed she took 72 Percocet pills from a resident's supply of medication under the guise of medicating the resident and instead took the pills for her own use. She was sentenced to 9 months in jail with all but 5 days suspended and two years of probation, during which she must submit to random searches and drug testing.
What the Record Shows
Found guilty by a York County Superior Court jury; sentenced to 9 months in jail with all but 5 days suspended, plus two years of probation with random searches and drug testing.
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: Took 72 Percocet pills from a resident's supply of medication under the guise of medicating the resident, taking the pills for her own use, between February 7, 2004 and May 8, 2004.. 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.