Former Yale nurse pleads guilty to stealing fentanyl, replacing with saline
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NEW HAVEN A former nurse at a Yale fertility clinic pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday in connection with her having taken fentanyl meant for patients and replacing it with saline.
At a Zoom hearing presided over by Judge Janet Hall, Donna Monticone pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with a consumer product. She faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, according to a release.
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Donna Monticone, of Oxford, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of tampering with a consumer product, in connection with a scheme in which she stole fentanyl and replaced the narcotic with saline. (Shutterstock)
OXFORD, CT A 49-year-old nurse, who federal prosecutors said had a drug habit, pleaded guilty to stealing fentanyl from vials at the Orange-based clinic where she used to work, and refilling those vials with saline to hide her actions, according to authorities.
Donna Monticone, of Oxford, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of tampering with a consumer product before United States District Judge Janet C. Hall, announced acting U.S. Attorney Leonard C. Boyle. The court hearing occurred via videoconference due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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