A formerFort Riley nurse has been indicted on federal charges, after stealing a powerful painkiller.
56-year-old Lana J. Pendergast, of Clay Center, is charged with one count of unlawfully obtaining a controlled substance.
The indictment alleges that Pendergast began taking fentanyl for her own use – replacing stolen vials of the painkiller with saline as a cover up while working as a nurse at Irwin Army Hospital.
The fentanyl vials containing saline were disposed of.
If convicted, Pendergast faces a maximum penalty of four years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
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