Aide charged with switching pain medication at nursing home
Saturday, May 26th, 2007.
Wilkes-Barre, PA - A 29-year-old nurse’s aide stole high-powered prescription painkillers from Alzheimer’s patients, and tried to cover up the thefts by replacing pill bottles with Tylenol, prosecutors charged Friday.
Investigators say Leniea Burgina, of Barney Street, Wilkes-Barre, admitted stealing Vicodin from patients to support her addiction to the medication. She said her thefts occurred for about a year while employed at the Garden Estates Personal Care Home in Larksville, according to police.
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