By Leila Merrill
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DENVER — Christopher Robert Pattinson, 41, a former Denver Health paramedic, has been sentenced to federal prison for tampering with fentanyl vials between Nov. 5, 2018, and Jan. 12, 2022 at his former employer.
The Denver Post reported that he will serve a three-year term.
A grand jury indicted him in 2022.
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