Nurse Sentenced for Illegal Drug Prescriptions

0:00A 61-year-old nurse from Cheshire, named Michelle Rene Muzika, just got sentenced in federal court for illegally handing out high doses of, control drugs like Adderall, Xanax, and Aprizolam. She pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute and related charges, landing one day in prison time already served, plus three years of, supervise release, a $25,000 fine, and a hundred hours of community service. The trouble started when pharmacists in New Britain and Middletown flagged her prescriptions for patients who seemed connected, like family or friends, picking up each other's meds, one even refused to fill them over suspicions of fraud. Investigators found she prescribed these drugs from January 2024 to June 2025 without proper exams or legit medical needs. Charging $200 cash per visit, even turning down Medicaid from an undercover agent posing as a patient. Tragically, five folks she prescribed to between February 2020 and June 2023 died from overdoses

1:04mixing fentanyl, amphetamines, benzos, and other substances. She got arrested on June 23, 2025, and has since given up her controlled substance licenses and advanced practice registered, nurse credentials closing this chapter on a breach of trust in health care. No news, powered by AI, this is Hartford News Today, I'm Corey with the story.