Ex-nurse accused of stealing oxycodone, practicing after license suspended, officials say

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – An Upstate woman is behind bars after practicing as a nurse while her license was revoked and stealing oxycodone, according to a release from South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson.

According to the release, 40-year-old Elizabeth Schlesinger Mullins, of Piedmont, is being charged with:

  • Two counts of Unlicensed Practice as Registered Nurse or Practical Nurse
  • Theft of a Controlled Substance, 1st offense – felony

According to the release, the charge of theft of a controlled substance is punishable by up to five years in prison and/or a fine of up to $5,000.

The charge of unlicensed practice as a registered nurse or practical nurse is punishable by up to one year in prison and a fine of up to $50,000, the release said…

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