Illinois hospital worker faces forgery charges

A former Illinois hospital worker is facing criminal charges after being accused of stealing the hospital files of multiple patients. The 52-year-old woman was employed as a patient advocate from 2005 to 2010 and was ultimately fired from that position. The woman is accused of using the data gained from the patient files to send harassing letters to the individuals over a span of almost a year and a half. She is facing three counts of the felony charge of forgery.

Authorities believe the woman stole three patient files as well as some of the hospital’s stationery. After she was fired from the company, she allegedly sent the patients letters stating that the electroshock treatments they received were inadequate and they should look into receiving frontal lobotomies. The woman later allegedly admitted to the behavior and claimed she only wanted to embarrass her former employer for firing her.