NEW: Former Worcester Paramedic Sentenced for Stealing Fentanyl from Ambulance
Thursday, November 26, 2015
According to the documents, Teresa Torres of Worcester (who later moved to Sebring, Fla. after the offense) was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
In May 2015, Torres pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product, specifically vials containing the Schedule II controlled substance Fentanyl.
This is a similar case to a recent prosecution by the U.S. Attorney against an Auburn, MA nurse who was taking drugs from her pateints and selling them.
From November 2012 until February 2013, Torres worked as a paramedic for Vital Emergency Services in Worcester. The U.S. Attorney reports:
Beginning around Nov. 19, 2012, and continuing through Jan. 26, 2013, Torres tampered with vials of Fentanyl by removing the narcotic from vials kept in the ambulances used by Vital Emergency Services and replacing it with another liquid. In total, Torres tampered with approximately 25 vials of Fentanyl. Fentanyl is commonly administered for pain relief. Torres was initially suspended from her paramedic job after it was discovered that she diverted morphine from ambulance supplies. The Fentanyl theft was discovered after she had been suspended.
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