BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Montville woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Bridgeport federal court to a charge related to her tampering with pain medication at Backus Hospital in Norwich, where she worked, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
Tiffany Moss, 34, waived her right to be indicted on Tuesday, prosecutors said, noting that she pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product.
Court documents and statements made in court note that Moss was employed as a pharmacy technician at Backus Hospital when, on Jan. 11, 2024, she used her employee ID badge to access the hospital’s secure storage area.
Prosecutors said she then removed three bags containing a solution of hydromorphonethat belongs to the drug class “opioids,” which includes morphine, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. The DEA said hydromorphone has an analgesic potency that is anywhere from two to eight times greater than that …