Thursday, August 27, 2009
GREENVILLE, Pa. — A nurse who worked at UPMC Greenville has been charged with diverting prescription pain medication from the hospital.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett alleges that Michael Miller, 47, of 1703 Park Lane in Greenville, was taking Percocet for his own use.
According to court documents, Miller repeatedly signed out Percocet for another nurse’s patient, including doses only 10 minutes apart.
Miller is charged with one count of acquisition of a controlled substance by fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge, a felony, and one count of possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. He faces a maximum penalty of 16 years in prison and a $255,000 fine, Corbett said.
Miller was arraigned Wednesday, released on $5,000 bond and will be prosecuted in Mercer County.