Attorney General Steve Marshall announced a Birmingham nurse pleaded guilty to the theft of opioid tablets from the nursing home where he was employed. Dozier Micah Blanks, 39, worked at a Birmingham-area nursing home where he was responsible for distributing medication to residents of the facility. In July of 2024, a nurse discovered missing hydrocodone, an opioid used for the treatment of pain. After an investigation by the facility, Blanks was terminated. The Alabama Department of Public Health referred this case to the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Agents reviewed patient records and found discrepancies involving over 100 hydrocodone tablets over the course of approximately two months. A warrant was obtained for Blanks’ arrest. Blanks pled guilty to Theft of Property in the Second Degree, a Class C felony. Judge William A. Bell, Jr. pronounced a 15-month suspended sentence consistent with the Alabama Sentencing Guidelines.
