Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diversion from Two Boston Hospitals
Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diversion from Two Boston Hospitals
Former nurse admitted to stealing an infusion bag containing fentanyl and multiple syringes of hydromorphone.
A former nurse has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with the diversion of opioids from two Boston-area hospitals.
Lisa Tarr, 33, of St. Petersburg, Fla., was charged and has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of unlawfully obtaining controlled substances by fraud, deception and subterfuge. A plea hearing has not yet been scheduled by the Court.
According to the charging documents, in August 2018, Tarr was a Student Nurse working at a Boston-area hospital. It is alleged that Tarr admitted to investigators at the hospital that she had stolen and self-injected fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance, from the hospital.
In 2020, while working for another Boston-area hospital, Tarr stole an infusion bag containing fentanyl that was being used to treat a patient. On another occasion in 2020, while still working at the second hospital, Tarr stole multiple syringes of hydromorphone, a Schedule II controlled substance, from a locked drug cabinet.
The charge of unlawfully obtaining controlled substances by fraud provides a sentence of no greater than four years in prison, one year of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.
Approximate date(s) of the diversion:
08/01/2018
Where the Diversion Occurred:
Two Boston-Area Hospitals
Boston, MA
Type of Healthcare Facility:
Hospital
Person Diverting:
Lisa Tarr
Profession of the person diverting:
Nurse
Has the incident been reported?
e.g. to local law enforcement, county board of health, state licensure board, and/or federal DEA or FDA authorities?
Yes
To whom has the incident been reported?
Local Law Enforcement
