|
|
| Former nurse at Clinton correctional facilities sentenced for stealing prescription drugs |
| By mycentraljersey.com - Staff Report |
| Published: 07/13/2012 |
|
TRENTON — A nurse who formerly worked at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton was sentenced Friday for stealing thousands of prescription and nonprescription pills from the facility. Patricia Bautista, 49, of Oxford, was sentenced to 180 days in the county jail and two years of probation by Superior Court Judge Stephen B. Rubin in Hunterdon County. She paid $842 in reimbursement to the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey for the stolen drugs. Bautista forfeited her job and is permanently barred from public employment in New Jersey. She pleaded guilty on June 11 to third-degree theft by unlawful taking. Bautista is a registered nurse who was employed by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. She was assigned to the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility and the Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility, both in Clinton. In pleading guilty, Bautista admitted that she stole more than 5,780 prescription and nonprescription pills from the Edna Mahan facility. The pills included pain medications, such as Percocet and naproxen, antibiotics such as amoxicillin, penicillin and Cipro, and over-the-counter medications and products such as ibuprofen and Vitamin D. Read More. |
Comments:
Login to let us know what you think
MARKETPLACE search vendors | advanced search
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
|
Have you been hurt in an accident in Waco Temple or Killeen? Our personal injury lawyers will review your claim to examine if there is enough evidence to support a lawsuit. You may be eligible to file a personal injury claim if you were involved in an accident that was caused by the negligence of someone else. Our neck pain injury lawyer waco work with personal injury experts to understand how the accident has changed your life and what money you need to go forward.