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Showing 6 of 931 cases.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Registered nurse removed fentanyl from medication safe without order or documentation and failed to document controlled substance administration/wasting; license revoked
2026-04
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Oregon | Grants Pass Surgery Center, Hearthstone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Bay Area Hospital | fentanyl, oxycodone, hydromorphone, alprazolam, lorazepam, tramadol | removed fentanyl from a medication safe without a written order or documentation; failed to document administration or wasting of controlled substances; wasted oxycodone without allowing a witness to verify the medication; delayed wasting of controlled substances | not stated | Registered nurse license revoked | none documented | source |
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Pharmacist stole Schedule IV controlled substances from Institutional Care Pharmacy
2019-11
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Ohio Tiffin, OH |
Institutional Care Pharmacy | zolpidem, modafinil, clonazepam, tramadol, lorazepam, alprazolam | stole controlled substances from employer; observed on security camera; admitted stealing; retrieved stolen drugs from purse and residence | not stated | license suspended indefinitely; summary suspension removed | none documented | source |
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Emory Hospital Pharmacy Technicians Diverted More Than 1 Million Doses of Controlled Substances
2016-02-01
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Georgia Atlanta, GA |
Hospital pharmacy (Emory University Hospital Midtown, Atlanta, GA) | Alprazolam, hydrocodone, and codeine products | Pharmacy technicians misappropriated buyer credentials to order and receive controlled substances, bypassing receiving and inventory checks | not stated | Georgia Board of Pharmacy consent order finalized February 2016; $200,000 fine and 3-year pharmacy license probation | $200,000 (civil penalty) | source |
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University hospital employees fired for diverting controlled substances including alprazolam and hydrocodone
2016-02
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Georgia | Emory University hospital | alprazolam (Xanax), codeine, hydrocodone | Two hospital employees illegally diverted more than a million doses of controlled substances in a scheme that lasted nearly five years. | not stated | The employees were fired; a consent order fined the hospital $200,000 and placed its pharmacy license on probation for three years; the matter was reported to the DEA. | none documented | source |
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Texas Pharmacy Technician Faces License Action Over Opioid Diversion (2013)
2013
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Texas Texas |
Pharmacy Technician (Texas) | Admitted taking about 200 hydrocodone/APAP 10/325 mg tablets, 60 phentermine 37.5 mg tablets and 90 alprazolam 1 mg tablets; CVS reported 2,761 hydrocodone/APAP tablets missing | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Licensing action (2013); license revoked (Texas State Board of Pharmacy) | none documented | source |
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A pharmacy technician diverted narcotics by taking and selling them, and the pharmacy's controlled-substance records were found inaccurate as a result
2012-05
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Mississippi | a retail pharmacy | hydrocodone and alprazolam | A pharmacy technician took narcotics from the pharmacy and sold them; a subsequent state board order found the pharmacy had failed to maintain accurate records of the receipt and disposal of hydrocodone and alprazolam over an extended period. | not stated | The technician was terminated and the technician's license was revoked by the state pharmacy board; the pharmacy itself was placed on two years' probation, fined $5,000, and assessed investigation costs by that board. A separate state board later granted the pharmacy's out-of-state permit application subject to one year of probation because of these violations. | none documented | source |
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- Setting: stated in 850 of 931 cases (91%)
- Drug: stated in 858 of 931 cases (92%)
- Method: stated in 675 of 931 cases (73%)
- Prosecution status: stated in 675 of 931 cases (73%); a documented penalty (fine, settlement, or restitution) exists for 107 of 931 cases (11%)
- Role: stated in only 255 of 931 cases (27%) — filtering or sorting by role silently hides the rest of the registry, which may still describe the same role in prose without a structured field
Disclaimer
Case summaries are based on public records (DOJ press releases, court documents, news reports). Charges are allegations unless a conviction is noted. Analysis is educational, not legal advice.
Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.