Former New Jersey hospital employee allegedly stole $2.5 million worth of medical supplies

U.S. newsFormer New Jersey hospital employee allegedly stole $2.5 million worth of medical suppliesThe former surgical technician is charged with stealing the medical supplies from Cooper University Health Care in Camden and then reselling them in South Carolina.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Cooper University Hospital in April 2026, in Camden, NJ.NBC Philadelphia/NBC NewsShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 7, 2026, 5:14 PM EDTBy Francie EbertA former surgical technician is charged with stealing $2.5 million worth of medical supplies from a hospital in New Jersey and then reselling them in South Carolina, officials said Monday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Marci M. Staub, 44, a former employee of Cooper University Health Care in Camden, allegedly impersonated a medical supply vendor while selling the devices to a medical supply company, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office said in a release. She's been charged with theft, receiving stolen property, distribution of prescription drugs and impersonation of a representative of a medical organization, the release said.Prosecutors said detectives obtained financial records showing Staub received more than $427,000 in payments from reselling the items. On Oct. 2, the hospital noticed that a large quantity of Medtronic Infuse bone graft devices and other supplies were missing, and that the hospital’s inventory did not match the documented amount of products recorded as used.Cooper University Health Care told NBC News in a statement that it is cooperating with the investigation.“As this is an active criminal investigation, Cooper University Health Care cannot comment beyond that we actively investigated this incident and reported it to law enforcement as soon as it was discovered, terminated the employee, and continue to cooperate with the investigation," the hospital said in a statement. "Theft or any violation of the law will not be t...