PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Pennsylvania pharmacy assistant has been charged with stealing more than a half-million dollars’ worth of prescription pills.
Authorities announced Friday that 41-year-old Jamie Karmonick was arrested for taking nearly 30,000 pills, including more than 27,000 opioids, from her job in Tamaqua, about 70 miles north of Philadelphia.
Officials say she claimed the pills were for personal use.
An investigation began in March when a pharmacist at Alliance Medication Services noticed a discrepancy in the number of Oxycodone tablets in their computer system. Law enforcement officers traced the lost pills to Karmonick and say she admitted to taking the medication during an interview. They say the pills had an estimated street value of $565,000.
Her bail has been set at $25,000. No attorney information was immediately available.
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