Upstate South Carolina — Authorities have charged a Piedmont woman after investigators determined she allegedly practiced nursing under a suspended license and stole a controlled substance from a patient while working in a post-acute care facility.
According to the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office, 40-year-old Elizabeth Schlesinger Mullins faces two misdemeanor counts of unlicensed practice of nursing and one felony count of theft of a controlled substance.
State investigators allege Mullins continued working at Cherrydale Post Acute in Greenville County while her nursing license was suspended by the South Carolina Board of Nursing. During that time, authorities say she represented herself as a nurse and used the title “Director of Nursing.”
The Attorney General’s Office alleges Mullins stole oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance, from a patient under her care. The case is being prosecuted by the agency’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud Unit.
Mullins was booked into the Greenville County Detention Center on December 23, 2025. If convicted, the unlicensed practice charges carry potential jail time of up to one year each, while the felony theft charge carries a possible sentence of up to five years in prison.
No public statements have been issued by the facility, the Board of Nursing, or industry organizations in response to the charges. Authorities say the investigation remains ongoing.
