A registered nurse was sentenced in federal court in Springfield on February 17, 2023, for stealing fentanyl being administered to a critical care patient. Jessica Lotto, 37, of Pittsfield, was sentenced to three months in prison and one year of supervised release. On May 31, 2022, Lotto pleaded guilty to one count of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud, deceit or subterfuge. In February 2019, while working as a nurse at Berkshire Medical Center, Lotto entered a patient’s room in the critical care unit where she used a syringe to steal fentanyl being administered to the patient through an IV line. The patient was sedated and unaware of Lotto’s actions. Lotto later admitted to taking the drug from the patient.
