What Happened
The South Carolina Attorney General's office announced charges against a licensed practical nurse at Angel Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Myrtle Beach, accused of stealing Tramadol belonging to two residents for her own use while depriving them of prescribed medication.
What the Record Shows
Stole a quantity of Tramadol from two residents on October 23, 2024, and unlawfully obtained it for personal use while depriving the patients of their prescribed medication Booked March 18, 2025, on two counts of Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult and two counts of Theft of a Controlled Substance, First Offense
Why It Matters for Diversion Programs
This entry comes from a primary licensing-board or law-enforcement record rather than a secondary aggregator, and it is recorded as reported. Board and news records are a lagging indicator - by the time a licensing authority or 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.