Pennsylvania Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Prescription Drugs from a Hospice Patient

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Dana Aldinger, age 55, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to one year probation and a $525 fine for theft in connection with healthcare. Aldinger also permanently surrendered her nursing license. According to United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, Aldinger, a former Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and Administrator for a personal care home for senior citizens in York, stole and diverted controlled medications for personal use from nursing patients under her care. Aldinger diverted Oxycodone pills prescribed to a Medicare hospice patient on or about August 10, 2019. Aldinger also falsified medical records to conceal her diversion of the medications.

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