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Showing 181 of 931 cases · page 13 of 23.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | 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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Massachusetts Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023)
2023
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Massachusetts Massachusetts |
Nurse (Massachusetts) | Fentanyl | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2023) to 3 months in prison | none documented | source |
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Massachusetts Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023, case 2)
2023
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Massachusetts Massachusetts |
Nurse (Massachusetts) | Hydromorphone, fentanyl | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2023) to 60 months probation | none documented | source |
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Illinois Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023)
2023
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Illinois Illinois |
Nurse at Heartland Regional Medical Center, Marion, Illinois (Illinois) | Fentanyl | Charge as worded in the source: unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony) | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2023) to 24 months probation | none documented | source |
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Iowa Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Fentanyl From Elderly Patients' IV Pumps
2022-11-21
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Iowa Clear Lake, Iowa |
Healthcare facility caring for elderly patients, Iowa | Liquid fentanyl | Withdrew fentanyl directly from patients' IV pumps using a syringe, diverting doses meant for their pain management | not stated | Pleaded guilty to acquiring a controlled substance by fraud, deception, and subterfuge; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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South Dakota hospital ambulance fentanyl vials found filled with saline; no suspect identified
2022-11
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South Dakota | hospital-based ambulance service, Brookings, South Dakota | fentanyl (two vials found filled with normal saline) | not stated | unidentified; no suspect identified as of the inspection | not stated | none documented | source |
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Colorado Nurse Sentenced Over ICU Fentanyl Drip Diversion
2022-11
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Colorado Denver, Colorado |
Sick and Intensive Care Unit, a Denver hospital | Fentanyl | On March 3, 2021, stole most of an IV fentanyl bag from a comatose, intubated patient by lowering the pump's drip rate and failing to accurately document the flow rate, then drained a second fentanyl bag into a cup and refilled the bag with saline before hospital staff interrupted him; admitted diverting fentanyl by labeling it 'waste' since late 2020 | not stated | Sentenced to five years of probation for obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and deception | none documented | source |
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St. Louis County Hospital Nurse Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Fentanyl
2022-10-27
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Missouri St. Louis County, Missouri |
Hospital (Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis County, Missouri) | Fentanyl | Fraudulently withdrew fentanyl doses from an automated dispensing machine for personal use | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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