VA Medical Center Nurse Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Stealing Patient's Drugs

VA Medical Center Nurse Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Stealing Patient's Drugs

A nurse at Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Providence has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for stealing patient's drugs and, in some cases, replacing the liquids with saline.

Jared Scott, 35, of West Warwick Scott was also ordered to served two-years supervised release following his prison term.

He pled guilty on December 7, 2018.

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Guilty Plea

Scott admitted that on several occasions in October and November 2017, he accessed vials of liquid opioids designated for patient use. 

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Providence, Scott admitted to removing the vials from a locked storage cart and stealing the prescriptions for his own personal use, leaving behind vials filled with saline.

Scott’s sentence is announced by United States Attorney Aaron L Weisman, Special Agent in Charge of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General Sean J. Smith, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center Police Chief John M. Thibodeau, and Resident Agent in Charge of the United States Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations Derek Roy.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Terrence P. Donnelly.