What Happened
A registered nurse at Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center in Canton, South Dakota, removed OxyContin from blister packs in a narcotics cabinet and replaced it with melatonin and acetaminophen, then resealed the packs, according to the document.
The nurse used the stolen OxyContin for personal use. The nurse pleaded guilty on March 6, 2024, to obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, and subterfuge, and was sentenced on May 24, 2024, to two years probation and a $100 special assessment.
What the Record Shows
Pleaded guilty on March 6, 2024; sentenced on May 24, 2024, to two years probation and a $100 special assessment; indicted by a federal grand jury in June 2023.
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: Removed OxyContin from blister packs in a narcotics cabinet and replaced it with melatonin and acetaminophen, resealed the packs, and used the stolen OxyContin for personal use; pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, and subterfuge.. 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.