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Showing 181 of 931 cases · page 15 of 23.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Jacksonville Hospital ICU Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Patients' Fentanyl
2022-04-13
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Florida Jacksonville, Florida |
Hospital neurological ICU (Jacksonville, Florida) | Injectable fentanyl | Removed fentanyl from syringes, replaced it with saline, and reglued tamper-evident caps to conceal the substitution | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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Hilo Medical Center nurse charged with fentanyl theft and drug possession
2022-04
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Hawaii Hilo, HI |
Hilo Medical Center | fentanyl | Charged with prescription drug theft and felony drug possession in relation to two April 2022 incidents at the hospital; the charges allege two counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, embezzlement or theft, third-degree promoting a dangerous drug (possessed fentanyl, in any amount), and second-degree promoting a dangerous drug (possessed one-fourth ounce or more of fentanyl). | not stated | Charged with four felony offenses; made an initial appearance in Hilo Circuit Court, where a request for supervised release or bail reduction was denied and bail was maintained at $55,000; later posted $55,000 cash bail and was released from custody. Next court appearance set for December 5, 2022. | none documented | source |
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Danville Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Fentanyl and Hydromorphone
2022-03-04
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Virginia Danville, Virginia |
RN, Sovah Health-Danville (Danville, VA) | Fentanyl and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) vials | Popped tops off fentanyl vials in an AcuDose machine using her unique access code, diverting the drug for personal use; denied tampering to investigators in two separate interviews before admitting it | not stated | Pleaded guilty May 2021; sentenced Mar 4, 2022 to 36 months in federal prison | $4,360,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Illinois Dentist Charged with Tampering with Patients' Fentanyl
2022-02-10
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Illinois Rochester, Illinois |
Dentist, Rochester, IL practice | Fentanyl — surgical anesthesia vials | Pierced fentanyl vials before patient surgeries, removed half the drug for personal use, refilled vials with another solution and administered the diluted fentanyl as anesthesia | not stated | Indicted Feb 1, 2022 on 8 counts of drug diversion + 8 counts of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud + tampering + false statements; arrested Feb 7, 2022 | $200,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Cedar Rapids Surgery Center Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials
2022-01-21
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Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Outpatient surgery center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Fentanyl | Punctured fentanyl vial caps with a needle to withdraw the drug, refilled with saline, and reglued the caps to disguise the tampering | not stated | Pleaded guilty to drug fraud and product misbranding; sentenced to 5 years probation, $10,000 fine, forfeited nursing license | $10,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Hawaii Nurse Charged in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2022)
2022
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Hawaii Hawaii |
Former Hilo Medical Center nurse (Hawaii) | Fentanyl | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Charged (2022); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Colorado Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2022)
2022
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Colorado Colorado |
Nurse (Colorado) | Fentanyl | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2022) to 60 months probation | none documented | source |
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Connecticut Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2022)
2022
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Connecticut Connecticut |
Nurse (Connecticut) | Fentanyl | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2022) to 24 months in prison, $5,000 fine | $5,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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