Former nurse at Suffolk County House of Corrections accused of stealing 1,700+ pills

A nurse who worked at the Suffolk County House of Corrections in Boston for over 10 years has been accused of a drug diversion scheme involving nearly 100 forged signatures to steal thousands of pills.

Mary Forte, 69, of Boston was charged with two counts of obtaining a drug by fraud, two counts of larceny of a drug and one count of forgery of a document, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.

Forte was arraigned at Roxbury Division of Boston Municipal Court on Wednesday and released on personal recognizance by Judge Dana Pierce. She is due in court on Dec. 2 for appointment of counsel…

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