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Boston Medic Accused of Drug Theft

A city of Boston paramedic has been arraigned on 73 counts of stealing pain killers and sedatives from city ambulances and out of storage. Brian Benoit was released today following his arraignment. One of the conditions of his release was that ...

Boston Medic Exposed 64 Patients Via Contaminated Needles

A Boston paramedic has been fired and is facing criminal charges following a lengthy investigation into allegations that he injected himself with narcotics intended for patients, then returned the preloaded syringes to apparatus to be used on patients. The outrageous ...

Curt Varone has over 45 years of fire service experience and 35 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. His background includes 29 years as a career firefighter in Providence (retiring as a Deputy Assistant Chief), as well as volunteer and paid on call experience. He is the author of two books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022) and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine writing the Fire Law column.

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