Tech in Multi-State Hepatitis Outbreak to Plead
US News • 8/13/13 4:57:11 am • Views: 443
A hospital technician accused of causing a multi-state outbreak of hepatitis C last year is set to plead guilty in New Hampshire federal court in exchange for a prison term of 30 to 40 years.
A plea agreement filed Monday says the deal would allow David Kwiatkowski (kwiht-KOW’-skee) to avoid criminal charges in Kansas, Maryland and Georgia.
Kwiatkowski is accused of injecting himself with the painkiller fentanyl using stolen syringes, then replacing the drug with saline before the tainted syringes were used on patients.
