Denis Tkachuk, who previously worked at hospitals in Washington state, was sentenced to three years of probation for stealing and selling more than $108,000 in medical supplies.
Mr. Tkachuk, who worked as a biomedical technician at hospitals in Richland, Seattle and Olympia, allegedly began stealing and selling medical equipment on eBay as early as 2016, according to a Sept. 7 news release from the U.S. Justice Department.
He was dismissed from a Providence hospital in Olympia in 2019, when staff discovered theft of hundreds of thermometers, probes, finger sensors and otoscope heads.
Mr. Tkachuk pleaded guilty to wire fraud in May 2023 and must pay $169,806 in restitution to the hospitals.