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December 13, 2009
Nursing Home Registered Nursing Faces Felony Charges For Medication Theft
A Muscatine, Iowa woman faces two counts of unlawful procurement of a prescription drug, a Class C felony, after she reportedly stole prescription drugs from residents at a nursing home facility where she worked. She also faces three misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance, identity theft, and fifth-degree theft.
Kristine Renee Maher, a registered nurse who formerly worked at Carrington Place of Muscatine in Muscatine, Iowa, allegedly stole prescription drugs from the residents she cared for and falsified prescriptions for her own use while employed at the nursing home facility.
If convicted, Maher faces up to 20 years in prison and $20,000 in fines.
