University of Miami Employee Allegedly Caught Red Handed Stealing More Than $14 Million in Cancer Drugs
By Michael L. Smith, J.D., R.R.T., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law
For three years, hundreds of life-saving cancer drugs disappeared from the shelves of the University of Miami’s (UM) Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. A pharmacy technician at the center was arrested in connection to the thefts in May of 2011, and is accused of stealing more than $14 million in cancer drugs, according to the Miami Herald. The pharmacy tech faces four counts of grand theft, two counts of trafficking in contraband prescription drugs and one count of dealing in stolen property.
