Fort Kent Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing Drugs

Fort Kent Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing Drugs

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Feb. 19, 2014. It is reproduced in full below.

According to court records, Roy was a pharmacy technician at Northern Maine Medical

Center (NMMC) when NMMC realized that a large quantity of Hydrocodone pills were missing

from its pharmacy. The investigation revealed that Roy ordered large quantities of Hydrocodone

pills and then stole more than $1,000 worth of them. Roy admitted to NMMC’s human

resources director that he had taken a majority of the missing pills.

Roy faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, or both. He will be sentenced

after completion of a presentence investigation report by the United States Probation Office.

The investigation was conducted by the Office of Inspector General of the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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