Overview
- A federal grand jury indicted Lori Robertson on Oct. 30 on one count of tampering with a consumer product.
- Court records allege that on or about March 31 she used a syringe to remove liquid oxycodone from a patient’s bottle and replaced it with a household cleaner.
- The patient is described as non-verbal with dementia, and Robertson worked as a registered nurse at a long-term care and rehabilitation facility in Amesbury, Massachusetts.
- Robertson pleaded not guilty on Oct. 31, the FDA investigated the case, and key documents remain sealed as reports note it is unclear whether the cleaner was administered or how the tampering was discovered.
- She was released under court-ordered conditions including no alcohol use, no jobs with drug access, drug testing and treatment, and no contact with victims or witnesses; charging papers cite an effect on interstate commerce and media report potential penalties of up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.