Prosecutors say assisted living medication supervisor forged prescriptions and stole powerful narcotics from residents
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Brooklyn woman working as a medication supervisor at a Long Island assisted living facility is accused of forging oxycodone prescriptions using residents’ names, including one patient who had already died, prosecutors said Friday.
Tianah Allen, also known as Tianah Eusebe, 34, was arraigned in Nassau County on multiple felony drug and forgery charges tied to an alleged opioid theft scheme at Island Assisted Living in Hempstead, according to the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors charged Allen with attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance and forgery after investigators said she submitted falsified oxycodone prescriptions while employed as a medication supervisor at the facility.
Authorities allege Allen submitted two unauthorized prescriptions on Feb. 25, 2025, each for ninety 10mg oxycodone pills. One prescription allegedly used the name of a resident with a history of substance abuse who had not recently been prescribed narcotics. The second prescription allegedly used the name of a resident who had died before the medication was delivered.
Investigators also said surveillance footage captured Allen allegedly removing oxycodone pills from medication deliveries and carrying them out of the facility in a paper bag and later inside her purse.
According to prosecutors, additional surveillance video from March 1, 2025, allegedly showed Allen forging a prescription for herself for ninety 10mg oxycodone pills and submitting it to the facility’s pharmacy.
The alleged misconduct was uncovered after the assisted living facility launched an internal investigation into reports that residents’ medications were being mishandled. Allen was later fired, and the Hempstead Police Department was contacted.
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Long Island SPEAR Team, Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, New York State Department of Health Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement and Nassau County Police Narcotics Vice Squad participated in the investigation.
Allen pleaded not guilty and was released on her own recognizance. She is scheduled to return to court May 26 and faces up to 1 to 5½ years in prison if convicted.
Key Points
- A Brooklyn woman is accused of forging oxycodone prescriptions while working at a Hempstead assisted living facility
- Prosecutors said one prescription allegedly used the name of a deceased resident
- Surveillance video allegedly captured the defendant removing oxycodone pills from medication deliveries
