SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — A nurse from Sioux City has plead guilty in federal court to fraudulently obtaining fentanyl and possessing child porn.
67-year-old Douglas Kelly entered a guilty plea last Friday after admitting he obtained and distributed fentanyl while working as a nurse at MercyOne Hospital in Sioux City, Iowa.
He also admitted to knowingly possessing child porn of minors under the age of 12, a charge he was also found guilty of in 1993.
On the Possession of Child Pornography count, Kelley faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of no more than 20 years’ imprisonment without the possibility of parole, a $250,000 fine, and 5 years to life of supervised release following any imprisonment.
For the Conspiracy to Acquire Controlled Substances by Fraud count, Kelley faces not more than 4 years’ imprisonment without the possibility of parole, a $250,000 fine and up to 1 year of supervised release.
A sentencing date has not yet been set.
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