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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) A former Connecticut nurse who stole fentanyl from patients undergoing surgeries and substituted it with saline has been sentenced to four weekends in prison. U.S. District Court Judge Janet C. Hall also sentenced Donna Monticone, 49, to three months of home confinement and three years of supervised release on Tuesday. […]
Fertility clinic nurse, 49, is sentenced to just EIGHT DAYS in jail for stealing fentanyl and replacing it with saline to feed her own drug addiction which left one woman screaming during surgery
Donna Monticone, 49, was sentenced to just four weekends in jail after tampering with or stealing nearly 200 vials of fentanyl while at work
The single mom was originally facing up to five years in prison for the crime
Her cooperation with authorities and remorse for her actions weighed heavily on her sentencing, according to prosecutors
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Former nurse Donna Monticone, of Oxford, was sentenced to supervised release and other penalties for stealing fentanyl intended for patients from the Orange-based fertility clinic where she used to work. (Shutterstock)
NEW HAVEN, CT A 49-year-old former nurse from Oxford was sentenced to three years of supervised release and other penalties for stealing fentanyl from vials intended for patients at the Orange-based fertility clinic where she used to work, according to federal prosecutors.
In addition to the supervised release, Donna Monticone also must serve four weekends in jail, and three months of home confinement, ordered New Haven U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall. She also surrendered her nursing license.