By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News
(CHICAGO) — A federal indictment alleges two technicians at a Chicago pharmacy stole more than 56,000 pills of Hydrocodone and sold them for a profit.
The indictment say Elizabeth Cruz, 33, of Stone Park and Jacqueline Green, 27, of Chicago worked at Allcare Discount Pharmacy in the 2700 block of West North Avenue and from September 2015 to December 2017, they conspired to steal approximately 56,108 pills of Hydrocodone and sell them outside the pharmacy for a profit. Federal prosecutors in Chicago say Cruz and Green concealed the scheme by falsifying the pharmacy’s inventory to make it look like the pills had either not been received from the distributor or were dispensed to patients.
Both defendants were arrested on Aug. 9, 2018.
“Diversion of opioids contributes to addiction and illegal drug sales in our communities,” said U.S. Attorney John Lausch. “Pharmacy employees who divert prescription drugs for their own profit will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.”
The conspiracy charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
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