Not everyone is a “hero.” Some people have allowed this virus to bring out the worst in them.
Such is the case of a 43-year-old nurse who stole the credit card of a 70-year-old dying COVID-19 patient on a ventilator.
Instead of taking care of him, the nurse was playing “pickpocket” and going through the man’s wallet.
The patient a widower and grandfather from Staten Island died on April 12th from complications related to Coronavirus.
The 43-year-old nurse, who’s name is Danielle Conti, used the man’s credit card to go on a shopping spree and buy gas for her car.
This is how low you can go.
A ghoulish Staten Island nurse swiped a credit card from a dying coronavirus patient in a hospital ventilator unit, using the pilfered plastic to callously purchase groceries and gas as he wasted away, authorities charged Thursday.
Danielle Conti, 43, used the pandemic as her personal piggy bank after allegedly stealing the charge card from 70-year-old widower Anthony Catapano while making her daily rounds at hard-hit Staten Island University Hospital North sometime in early April, authorities charge.
The Staten Island grandfather of a 12-year-old girl died on April 12 from COVID-19 complications.
“I can’t believe a person could do something like that to someone fighting for his life,” said Tara Catapano, the dead man’s devastated daughter, as she choked up with emotion. “This is a nurse who took an oath to treat, protect and save patients. It’s disgusting … Never in a million years did I expect any of this to happen.”
On April 9, when the nursing veteran allegedly rang up charges of $60.23, Staten Island hit its coronavirus peak with nearly 1,200 cases in a single day.
Cops said the card was used at a gas station. The victim’s daughter says another charge was made the same day at a ShopRite store.
Conti was charged with grand larceny and ordered to appear in Staten Island Criminal Court at a later date.
The heartless nurse started working at Staten Island University Hospital in 2007.
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She’s been suspended and faces termination.
This piece was written by Missy Crane on May 10, 2020. It originally appeared in WayneDupree.com and is used by permission.
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