Nurse Accused of Swapping Meds with Household Cleaner, Court Records Show
Lori Robertson allegedly replaced prescribed oxycodone with household cleaner at a Massachusetts care facility, facing federal charges of tampering with a consumer product.
- A nurse in Salem, New Hampshire, Lori Robertson, faces federal charges for allegedly replacing oxycodone prescribed to a hospice patient with a household cleaner on March 31.
- Robertson worked at a long-term care and rehabilitation facility in Amesbury, Massachusetts, and had access to patients' prescribed medications.
- According to the indictment, Robertson tampered with a consumer product that affected interstate commerce, with reckless disregard for putting someone's life at risk.
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A New England nurse pleaded not guilty last week to replacing a hospice patient’s oxycodone with a household cleaner. Lori Robertson worked at a long-term care facility in Amesbury, Massachusetts, Boston.com reported. Court documents say she was charged in federal court with one count of tampering with a consumer product. The incident took place in the spring, federal authorities say. Robertson is accused of using a syringe to remove liquid oxyc…
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