Four St. Louis, Mo.-area healthcare workers — a pharmacist, a paramedic and two nurses — were indicted on charges of stealing drugs from multiple medical settings where they worked.

The four individuals were each charged with “receipt of controlled substance medications by deceit, fraud and misrepresentation,” according to a press release from the US Department of Justice.

Prosecutors claim the individuals stole Schedule II controlled substances from locked medication cabinets and falsified records to cover up the thefts.

• Alyssa Wedepohl, 29, of Hillsboro, stole multiple controlled substances, including hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone and morphine, while working as a nurse at Mercy Hospital South between October 2018 and May 2019, said prosecutors.

• Jessica Powell, 32, of St. Louis County, stole hydromorphone and oxycodone between Feb. 13, 2017, and Feb. 14, 2018, while working as a nurse for Davita Hospital Services in the dialysis unit of DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton and SSM Health Lake Saint Louis Hospital, according to prosecutors.

• Jacob Gottreu, 26, of St. Charles, stole fentanyl while working in the SSM Health DePaul Hospital ER as a paramedic between May 1 and June 12, 2019, according to prosecutors;

• Rebekkah Johnson, 27, of St. Louis, stole three types of ADHD drugs while working as a pharmacist at the CVS in Clayton in 2019, prosecutors said.

The four individuals each face a maximum penalty of four years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is currently investigating.