A Pima County Grand Jury has indicted a former Banner Healthcare cancer center employee, Juan Carlos Hernandez, for allegedly stealing opioids meant for patients.
Hernandez, age 31, is charged with one count of Fraud and four counts of Computer Tampering.
According to the indictment, Hernandez illegally accessed patient information in order to obtain prescription history and addresses while employed at a Banner Healthcare cancer center in Tucson. Hernandez is accused of posing as a pharmacy employee and contacting patients to tell them their opioid or pain killers were expired or being recalled. Hernandez would then allegedly show up at the patients homes and collect the medication.