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Surgery Center Nurse Sentenced to Prison for Product Tampering

11/12/2009

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National statistics show an increasing level of unlawful drug diversion and abuse of pharmaceutical controlled substances, as well as overdoses of such drugs resulting in rising medical costs. Studies reflect that hospital admissions attributable to prescription drug abuse and overdose have increased 500 percent over the last 10 years, and are currently costing the United States more than $1 billion dollars in healthcare costs each year. The unlawful possession and diversion of such substances by individuals – be it by patients, non-patients, or by medical professionals, contributes to this escalating problem, poses a danger to the user and to others, and constitutes a violation of law.

This case is part of a continuing Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation focused upon the unlawful diversion of pharmaceutical controlled substances within the Western District of Washington and elsewhere. This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigation (FDA-CI), the Washington State Department of Health, and the Bellevue Washington Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Patricia Lally and Ronald J. Friedman.

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