A 31-year-old nurse police say stole the identities of hospital patients in Adams County was sentenced today to six years probation despite a request for prison time.
Cannon Tubb in June was charged with multiple counts of identity theft and theft of medical records, both felonies. Adams County District Attorney Don Quick asked that Tubb be sentenced to prison for his crimes.
But Adams County District Judge Jill-Ellyn Straus sentenced Tubb to six years community corrections, said Adams DA spokeswoman Krista Flannigan.
“We requested a prison sentence due to the severity of the crimes and the vulnerability of the hospital patients that Tubb’s victimized,” Quick said.
Tubb was contracted out to numerous hospitals in the Denver metro area and Adams County, including St. Anthony’s Hospital and Platte Valley Medical Center.
During his employment in late 2010 and early 2011, it was discovered Tubb accessed patient records and used that information to steal the credit card and personal information of patients in the hospitals, Flannigan said.
Tubb’s crimes were discovered when a victim was contacted by a large merchant regarding a credit application in February 2011. Westminster Police began investigating and traced the stolen identifying information to the victim’s stay and treatment at St. Anthony’s hospital, and ultimately to Tubb.
All hospitals were Tubb was working contacted all patients who had been treated while Tubb worked as contract nurse to attempt to warn potential victims of identity theft, Flannigan said.
As a result, she said, further victim came forward.
Monte Whaley: 720-929-0907 or mwhaley@denverpost.com
