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Showing 34 of 931 cases · page 2 of 5.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Texarkana pharmacist pleads guilty to falsifying records to conceal theft of methadone and other narcotics
2024-06
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Arkansas | Retail pharmacy in Texarkana | Methadone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, morphine (MS Contin), alprazolam and other controlled substances | not stated | Staff pharmacist | not stated | none documented | source |
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Eastern Kentucky physician and clinic nurse sentenced for conspiracy to issue illegitimate opioid prescriptions
2024-03
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Kentucky | Medical clinics in the Pikeville, Kentucky area | Oxycodone, methadone, hydrocodone, alprazolam, clonazepam | not stated | Licensed physician (D.O.) and clinic nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Valley Center Veterinary Clinic Pays $125,000 Over Controlled-Substance Mishandling
2024-01-17
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California Valley Center, California |
Best Veterinary Care (Valley Center Veterinary Clinic), San Diego County, California | Alprazolam, diazepam, and tramadol | DEA inventory audit found unaccounted-for controlled-substance pills and inadequate inventory controls to prevent theft and diversion | not stated | Clinic paid $125,000 civil settlement and signed a DEA Memorandum of Agreement, January 2024 | $125,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Kansas Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2024)
2024
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Kansas Kansas |
Wichita physician (Kansas) | Oxycodone, methadone, alprazolam | Charge as worded in the source: conspiracy to dispense, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances; dispensing; money laundering | not stated | Sentenced (2024) to 120 months in prison | none documented | source |
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Central Illinois pharmacy technician sentenced to 30 months for diverting hydrocodone and other controlled substances
2023-09-13
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Illinois | Pharmacy, Central District of Illinois | Hydrocodone, alprazolam, promethazine with codeine | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Hawaii Physician Agrees to Plead Guilty in Benzodiazepine Diversion Case (2023)
2023
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Hawaii Hawaii |
Physician - 74-year-old Maui doctor (Hawaii) | Hydrocodone, alprazolam | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Agreed to plead guilty (plea not yet entered); plea agreement reported (2023); sentencing outcome not reported | none documented | source |
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Le Roy pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to diverting hydrocodone and other controlled substances
2022-11
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Illinois | Pharmacy, Le Roy, Illinois | Hydrocodone (over 28,000 pills), alprazolam, promethazine with codeine | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Nursing Home Employees Sentenced for Stealing and Reselling Patients' Alprazolam
2021-04-19
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Georgia Brunswick, Georgia |
Guest services rep + LPN, nursing and personal care facility (Brunswick, GA) | Alprazolam | Stole drugs from patient supplies and resold them for shared profit, Dec 2019-early 2020; caught after an internal facility review found drugs missing | not stated | Indicted May 2020; both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute — Gibson sentenced to probation Mar 2021, Ellison sentenced to probation Apr 15, 2021 | none documented | source |
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- Method: stated in 675 of 931 cases (73%)
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.