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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Nebraska Nurse Charged Over Surgery Center Propofol and Fentanyl Theft
2025-04
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Nebraska North Platte, Nebraska |
North Platte Surgery Center, North Platte, NE | Propofol and fentanyl | Between March and April 2023, took propofol and fentanyl from the surgery center's stock for personal use; admitted the theft to his employer in April 2023 and was fired after an investigation found vials missing from inventory | not stated | Charged in U.S. District Court with acquiring a controlled substance by fraud, reported April 2025; faces up to 4 years in prison if convicted | none documented | source |
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Nebraska Nurse Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2025)
2025
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Nebraska Nebraska |
Nurse (Nebraska) | Fentanyl, propofol | Charge as worded in the source: acquiring a controlled substance by fraud (U.S. District Court) | not stated | Charged (2025); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Oklahoma City Anesthesiologist Convicted of Diverting Hospital Opioids
2024-07-11
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Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City-area hospital operating rooms | Fentanyl, ketamine, hydromorphone, and midazolam | Claimed controlled substances were needed for surgeries he did not perform, then falsely reported disposing of the drugs while keeping them | not stated | Convicted by federal jury July 11, 2024, on 18 counts of obtaining a controlled substance by deceit | none documented | source |
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Former Scripps Encinitas anesthesiologist placed on seven-year probation for taking and self-administering propofol and opioids
2024-03
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California | Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas | Propofol, fentanyl, hydromorphone, midazolam | not stated | Anesthesiologist (labor and delivery unit) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Hospital nurse anesthetist accused of diverting fentanyl and propofol intended for surgical patients
2024-01
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New Mexico Las Vegas, NM |
a regional hospital | fentanyl and propofol | Accused of diverting fentanyl and propofol intended for patients' surgical pain control for his own use, and of going to extreme lengths to avoid drug testing after colleagues raised concerns. | not stated | Board of Nursing settlement reported to include two years of probation, quarterly supervisor reports, and random drug testing; an earlier proposed settlement had included 28 days of rehab, five years of probation, and more frequent drug testing. | none documented | source |
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Oklahoma Physician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2024)
2024
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Oklahoma Oklahoma |
Physician - contract anesthesiologist at an Oklahoma City hospital (Oklahoma) | Fentanyl, midazolam, ketamine, hydromorphone | Charge as worded in the source: 18 counts of obtaining a controlled substance by deceit or subterfuge | not stated | Convicted (2024); sentence not reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Indiana Nurse Sentenced in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2023)
2023
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Indiana Indiana |
Nurse (Indiana) | Hydromorphone, fentanyl, morphine, ketamine | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2023) to 36 months in prison, $1,000 fine | $1,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Colorado Nurse Stole Fentanyl in Hospital Catheterization Lab
2021-09-18
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Colorado Colorado |
Catheterization lab, contract hospital placement (Colorado) | Fentanyl, midazolam, propofol | Over-obtained doses beyond procedure needs; falsified patient charts to hide the diversion | not stated | Sentenced Sep 18, 2021 to 3 months in prison | none documented | source |
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