A Butte nurse accused of stealing opiates from multiple medical centers in the Butte-area community in 2021 admitted to criminal charges on June 16. Shantyl Marie Giacoletto, 30, pleaded guilty to three counts of unlawfully obtaining controlled substances. The government alleged in court documents that Giacoletto diverted opiates in 2021 while working at three medical centers in Anaconda, Butte, and Deer Lodge.
n June 2021, a Community Hospital of Anaconda manager reported the theft of oxycodone tablets from the hospital. The hospital’s records reflected the loss of 392 oxycodone pills over the past three months. The records showed that CHA nurse Giacoletto routinely pulled oxycodone from the pharmacy but did not document the administration of that drug to her patients. A review of 50 patient files showed that Giacoletto did this on 49 occasions. Several patients confirmed they never received that drug. When management confronted Giacoletto, she denied stealing controlled substances but quit shortly after the meeting.
In an interview with an Anaconda Police Department detective, Giacoletto again denied any diversion and claimed the hospital was retaliating against her, criticized its training program, and stated that another nurse would confirm the lack of documentation for the administration of drugs. The detective spoke with the nurse Giacoletto identified and other hospital employees. All advised they were required to record when controlled substances were given to patients and that it would be extremely rare for someone to fail to enter that information.
