BOSTON (WWLP) – A former Massachusetts nurse was arrested Friday and indicted for allegedly diverting opioids from a hospital.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 38-year-old Andrea Falzano of Winchester has been indicted on three counts of unlawfully obtaining controlled substances by fraud, deception and subterfuge.
Falzano formerly worked as a registered nurse at a Boston-area hospital and allegedly acquired hydromorphone and morphine, both are considered a type of opioid and Schedule II controlled substances.
She is expected to appear in Boston federal court on Friday.