What Happened
Former Intermountain Healthcare nurse was sentenced in federal court to 36 months in prison followed by 36 months of supervised release after a jury convicted him of fraudulently obtaining and tampering with hydromorphone, replacing it with saline, and of false statements to an FDA agent.
Reported status: Convicted by a jury at trial; sentenced (2021) to 36 months in prison, 36 months probation.
About This Entry
This entry reports only what the linked source states. Fields the source does not state (for example the employer type, drug schedule or a sentence) are left out rather than inferred, so it is shorter than the registry's fully analysed cases.
Related Guidance
- Hospital Diversion Prevention Checklist — Self-assessment covering the controls that detect and deter diversion.
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and recordkeeping indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to run an internal diversion investigation.
- Employee Screening & Fitness for Duty — Screening and vetting for staff with controlled substance access.