Disgraced Pelham Nurse Who Stole Fentanyl From Her Job Gets Prison

New York nurse sentenced for tampering with fentanyl at Connecticut hospital

A nurse from New York was sentenced to five months in prison for tampering with fentanyl and hydromorphone in the Connecticut hospital where she worked. Kristen Carotenuto, of Pelham, N.Y., copped to removing several vials of the drugs from a Stamford surgical center’s secure storage area that she had access to in December, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. “She then took the vials home, removed the controlled substances usi…

Stamford nurse who stole vials of fentanyl and hydromorphone gets 5 months in prison

Kristen Carotenuto, who worked as a nurse in an outpatient surgical center in Stamford, has since surrendered her nursing license, officials said.

Disgraced Pelham Nurse Who Stole Fentanyl From Her Job Gets Prison

She used the drugs, then refilled the vials with water before returning the tampered vials to the surgery center where she worked.

Stamford Nurse Who Stole and Tampered with Hydromorphone and Fentanyl Vials Sentenced to Prison

A nurse employed in Stamford removed several vials, each containing hydromorphone or fentanyl, from a secure storage area, took the vials home, removed the controlled substances using a syringe, and used the drugs. She then refilled the vials with either saline or water and returned the tampered vials to the storage area in a location where they could be distributed for patient use.

Ex-Stamford Nurse Who Swapped Painkillers With Saline Gets Prison Sentence: Feds

A former nurse at a Stamford outpatient surgical clinic will spend five months in prison for tampering with vials of powerful painkillers stolen from the facility.Kristen Carotenuto, 35, of Pelham, New York, admitted to taking hydromorphon…