MN Nurse Used Job To Steal Thousands Of Pain Med Pills: Feds

CROW WING COUNTY, MN — A registered nurse in Minnesota has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining thousands of prescription opioid pain medications from a hospice clinic, U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger announced Tuesday.

Cambie Elizabeth Broker, 33, pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court before Judge Nancy E. Brasel to one count of fraudulently obtaining oxycodone, hydromorphone, and fentanyl.

A sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.

According to court documents, for two years starting in November 2020, Broker worked as a nurse case manager at a hospice clinic in the town of Baxter.

Broker used her position to fraudulently obtain controlled substances from the clinic, prosecutors said.

She entered false prescription requests into the clinic’s e-prescribing software to fraudulently obtain oxycodone, hydromorphone, and fentanyl for illegal sale and personal use, according to authorities.

Throughout her scheme, Broker wrongfully acquired at least 19,500 oxycodone pills, 230 hydromorphone pills, and 51 fentanyl patches, investigators said.

The case followed an investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Bradley M. Endicott prosecuted the case against Broker.