A Cedar Rapids nurse who diverted narcotics to her own use at four major Eastern Iowa healthcare providers, including three hospitals, in less than two years, was sentenced to five years in federal prison. Sarah Jean Moses, age 43, received the prison term after pleading guilty in 2021 and 2022 in three separate federal criminal cases to five felonies, namely, one count of tampering with a consumer product, one count of false statements relating to healthcare matters, one count of violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), one count of obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, or subterfuge, and one count of theft of government funds.
