Monday, May 31, 2021

Department of Veterans Affairs Pharmacy Tech Arrested for Stealing Prescription Medication

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Federal authorities have charged a pharmacy technician at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Kerrville Veteran Affairs Medical Center with stealing hydrocodone and oxycodone prescriptions from the VAMC mailroom and from mailboxes at some 40 locations in Kerrville, Ingram and Center Point.

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A federal criminal complaint charges 35-year-old Kerrville resident Scott M. Brown with one count of theft of U.S. Mail. According to the complaint, the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office received several theft reports from victims beginning in March 2021. Victims reported that their prescriptions sent from the VAMCwere missing. According to the complaint, Brown allegedly stole packaged narcotics from inside the VAMC mailroom as well as residential mailboxes between March and April 2021.

Upon conviction, Brown faces up to five years in federal prison. He remains in custody awaiting a detention hearing scheduled for 10: 45 a.m. on Monday in San Antonio before U.S Magistrate Judge Henry Bemporad.

The DEA, USPIS, VAOIG and the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office are investigating this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Priscilla Garcia is prosecuting this case.

Kerrville VA Medical Center Pharmacy Technician Arrested for Stealing Prescribed Narcotics from the U.S. Mail
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/kerrville-va-medical-center-pharmacy-technician-arrested-stealing-prescribed-narcotics

http://www.pharmacytechcareers.com/department-of-veterans-affairs-pharmacy-tech-arrested-for-stealing-prescription-medication/

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