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Supervisor At NY Drug Manufacturer Sentenced For Theft Of Medication Supervisor At NY Drug Manufacturer Sentenced For Theft Of Medication
Supervisor At NY Drug Manufacturer Sentenced For Theft Of Medication A former supervisor at a Long Island drug manufacturer is heading to federal prison for stealing animal medication. Gregory Settino, age 60, of Bethpage, was sentenced to a year and a day behind bars Wednesday, April 20, in federal court in Central Islip. He was also ordered to pay restitution of more than $800,000. Settino had pleaded guilty to stealing approximately $750,000 worth of the drug Adequan from his employer, American Regent, in Shirley. Adequan is an injectable drug typically given to horses and dogs to treat the degenerative effects of arthritis. Federal prosecutors alleged …

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Nurse Accused Of Stealing 1,400 Vials Of Fentanyl From Long Island Hospital Nurse Accused Of Stealing 1,400 Vials Of Fentanyl From Long Island Hospital
Nurse Accused Of Stealing 1,400 Vials Of Fentanyl From Long Island Hospital A former nurse at a Long Island hospital has been arrested for allegedly stealing nearly 1,500 vials of fentanyl from her employer, the District Attorney announced. Melissa Frame, age 36, of Merrick, who worked as a nurse at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, turned herself in to police investigators and was arrested on Tuesday, May 18 for allegedly stealing 1,467 vials of fentanyl and 223 vials of midazolam between October and December last year. Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said that Frame allegedly used her fingerprint and a unique ID number to gain access t…

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Former Long Island Drug Manufacturer Supervisor Admits To Theft Of Medical Products Former Long Island Drug Manufacturer Supervisor Admits To Theft Of Medical Products
Former Long Island Drug Manufacturer Supervisor Admits To Theft Of Medical Products A supervisor at a Long Island drug manufacturing company admitted to stealing more than a million dollars worth of medical products and selling them to trainers and veterinarians at New York racetracks. Bethpage resident Gregory Settino, 58, has pleaded guilty to the theft of medical products and making false statements to a federal agent. Settino was the production supervisor of manufacturing at Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Shirley, which was renamed American Regent last January. One of the products manufactured at Luitpold and American Regent was Adequan, an injectable equine d…

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