Former Wisconsin pharmacist who tampered with COVID vaccines sentenced to 3 years in federal prison

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — Steven Brandenburg, the ex-pharmacist convicted of intentionally tampering with more than 500 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a Grafton hospital, was sentenced to three years in federal prison on Tuesday, June 8.

Brandenburg was a third shift pharmacist at Advocate Aurora Health Hospital in Grafton when he admitted to intentionally removing dozens of vials of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine from refrigeration.

Breaking: Steven Brandenburg is sentenced to three years in federal prison for intentionally tampering with some 500 doses of COVID-19 vaccines at a Grafton hospital.

— Victor Jacobo (@victorjacobo_) June 8, 2021