Overview
- Mary Forte, 69, was arraigned in the Roxbury division of Boston Municipal Court and released on personal recognizance, and she pleaded not guilty.
- Prosecutors filed two counts each of obtaining a drug by fraud and larceny of a drug, along with one count of forgery of a document.
- The case alleges diversion of 1,992 milliliters of methadone and 1,798 8 mg suboxone tablets, as well as 89 forged signatures.
- A December 2023 tip to the state Drug Control Program triggered the investigation into medication destruction practices at the House of Correction.
- Prosecutors point to two-nurse disposal rules and surveillance requirements as key evidence, and the district attorney said those controls enabled the charges.