Nurse Pleads Guilty to Replacing Fentanyl With Saline

Nurse Pleads Guilty to Replacing Fentanyl With Saline
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The Associated Press
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MIAMI—A nurse who previously worked at a Florida outpatient surgical center has been convicted of stealing fentanyl and replacing the powerful pain medication with saline.

Catherine Shannon Dunton, 54, pleaded guilty Tuesday to tampering with a consumer product in Fort Pierce federal court, according to court records. She faces up to 10 years in prison at a June 27 hearing.