WORCESTER – A local man agreed to plead guilty in federal court for tampering with opioids.
According to federal prosecutors, Andrew Milgrim, 37, of Gardner, agreed to plead guilty to a single count of tampering with a consumer product.
At his initial court appearance, yet to be scheduled, Milgrim will waive indictment and enter his plea.
Prosecutors say that between September 2024 and February 2025, Milgrim allegedly diverted Oxycodone from patients in the hospice and memory care at a healthcare facility in Fitchburg. He allegedly began taking 5 mg Oxycodone pills prescribed to certain patients “as needed” and replaced missing pills with Loratadine, an allergy medication that looks similar to Oxycodone.
Prosecutors allege that in January 2025 Milgrim diverted 10 mg of Oxycodone from an elderly patient in a locked unit and replaced those pills with Levothyroxine, a thyroid medication.
The charge of tampering with a consumer product provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.
Editor’s note: The information provided in this report is based on events as described by the U.S. Department of Justice. The claims within are allegations which may be challenged by the accused in court.
