A 34-year-old Montville woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to using her position as a pharmacy technician at Backus Hospital to access pain medication.

Tiffany Moss waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty Tuesday in Bridgeport federal court to tampering with a consumer product, an offense that carries a maximum of 10 years in prison, federal law enforcement officials announced.

On Jan. 11, 2024, officials said Moss used her employee identification badge to access the secure storage area at Backus. She removed three bags that contained a solution of the pain medication hydromorphone, took a portion of the drug solution from each bag for her own use and replaced the portion she took with saline. She then returned the bags to the storage area in a location where they could be distributed for patient use.

Moss is free on a $50,000 bond while awaiting sentencing. She is prohibited from working in any location with access to narcotics while awaiting sentencing.