Crime & Safety
Nursing Home Employees Accused Of Faking Medical Records
Authorities said the employees were falsifying the records to cover up stealing drugs.
LIVINGSTON, NY — Two nursing home employees were accused of falsified business records while trying to cover up stealing drugs.
The New York State Police arrested Lauren E. Emery, 39, of Hudson, and Alison Steedle, 47, of Clinton, on Monday and Tuesday, respectively.
They were charged with second-degree forgery of medical prescriptions and first-degree falsifying business records, felonies, and petit larceny, a misdemeanor.
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An investigation found that Emery and Steedle, while they were employed at the Livington Hills Nursing Home, falsified and forged business records in an attempt to conceal the theft of narcotics, police said.
Both women were issued appearance tickets returnable to the Town of Livingston Court Dec. 15.
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