Crime & Safety
Tewksbury Woman Charged With Stealing Morphine From Dying Veterans
A Bedford VA nurse allegedly used water to dilute morphine intended for sick and dying veterans so she could inject the leftover drugs.

BEDFORD — A Tewksbury woman is facing federal charges after she allegedly used water to dilute morphine intended for sick and dying veterans so she could inject the leftover drugs. Kathleen Noftle was a nurse in the hospice unit at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Bedford.
Noftle will be arraigned in Boston federal court on Wednesday. She is charged with one count of obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, deception, and subterfuge, and one count of tampering with a consumer product.
Prosecutors said that on January 13-15, 2017, Noftle ingested morphine meant for veterans under her care. She allegedly mixed a portion of it with water from the sink and gave it to patients.
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