Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Sean Falzarano, 38, of Southbury, pleaded guilty to tampering with and stealing Lorazepam vials at the hospital where he was employed as a nurse. Falzarano was employed at Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) as a Registered Nurse. As part of his employment, Falzarano was granted access to secure locations used by YNHH to store controlled substances, including Lorazepam. On January 31, 2022, Falzarano took vials containing Lorazepam solution that he knew were intended to be dispensed to patients. He removed a portion of the Lorazepam solution from at least one of the vials, replaced the contents with an inert solution, and returned the vial to the secure location where it was available for distribution to patients. Falzarano also kept at least one vial that he had taken.
