Med tech in hepatitis C case pleads not guilty

By Norma Love

Published December 3, 2012 8:59pm ET

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Med tech in hepatitis C case pleads not guilty — FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Hampshire shows David Kwiatkowski, a former lab technician at Exeter, N.H., Hospital. Kwiatkowski, accused of stealing drugs and infecting patients with hepatitis C through contaminated syringes, is scheduled for arraignment in federal court in Concord, N.H., Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/U.S. Attorney's Office, File) | Uncredited

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A traveling hospital worker accused of stealing drugs and infecting patients with hepatitis C through contaminated syringes pleaded not guilty to the charges in federal court on Monday.

David Kwiatkowski, whom prosecutors describe as a “serial infector,” was indicted last week on multiple charges of tampering with a consumer product and illegally obtaining drugs.

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