Chicago area nurse gets 2 years in prison for stealing morphine from sick patients
04/08/24 at 03:00 AM
Chicago area nurse gets 2 years in prison for stealing morphine from sick patients
CBS News TV 2, Chicago; by Acacia Hernandez; 4/4/24
A northwest suburban nurse was sentenced in court on Thursday to two years in federal prison for stealing morphine from her patients, some of whom were terminally ill. Sarah Diamond, 31, of Woodstock, was accused of targeting the most vulnerable, including hospice patients living out their final days. In 2021, she removed liquid morphine from bottles that had been prescribed to at least five hospice patients and replaced it with saline. Prosecutors said she took the medication for her own personal use.