Pharmacy tech gets prison sentence for stealing $100K worth of supplies

A pharmacy technician at CVS Health was sentenced to six months in prison for stealing $100,000 worth of diabetic test strips from his employer, according to a KTAR news report.

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Robert Brian Kemple, 31, stole and resold 556 boxes of test strips between March 2017 and September 2017.

Mr. Kemple originally was charged with 33 criminal offenses last June.

In addition to his prison sentence, Mr. Kemple was ordered to pay CVS Health $100,000 in restitution. He also will serve five years of supervised probation after his prison sentence.

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