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Thomas was employed as a nurse practitioner by a medical facility with multiple facilities in Idaho. Each facility had a locked cabinet where controlled substances, including painkillers, were kept.

Thomas did not have access to the locked cabinets. On at least seven occasions, however, Thomas accessed the cabinets at different facilities, and took bottles of Schedule II controlled substances, including hydrocodone.

Thomas then replaced the controlled substances with different medications, resealed the bottles and placed them back in the cabinets. For example, on Oct. 31, Thomas knowingly and intentionally removed a bottle of hydrocodone containing 20 tablets. She removed the hydrocodone pills, replaced them with Flexeril tablets, and put the bottle back into the cabinet.