PORTLAND, Maine — An Auburn woman pleaded guilty to stealing prescription medications being sent to veterans during a hearing Tuesday in U.S. District Court.
Jennifer Leighton, 37, was employed by United Parcel Service as a customer care representative in the company’s Auburn sorting facility between July and September 2015, according to court documents.
During that period, Leighton stole at least six packages containing prescription narcotic medications that had been shipped via UPS from the Veterans Administration medical facility in Togus to outpatient veteran clients.
Leighton, who was charged with theft from interstate shipments of goods, faces up to three years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. She will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office.
The investigation that led to the guilty plea was conducted by the Criminal Investigations Division of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General.