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Showing 181 of 931 cases · page 17 of 23.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Connecticut fertility clinic nurse replaced fentanyl with saline, leaving patients in pain
2021-03
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Connecticut | Outpatient fertility clinic | Fentanyl | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Oklahoma physician, pharmacist and clinic owner sentenced over pre-signed prescription scheme
2021-02
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Oklahoma | Home-visit physician practice, clinic and co-located retail pharmacy in Wellston, Oklahoma | Hydrocodone, morphine and fentanyl (prescription opioids) | not stated | Physician, licensed pharmacist and clinic owner | not stated | none documented | source |
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Louisiana Nurse Charged in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2021)
2021
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Louisiana Louisiana |
Nurse (Louisiana) | Fentanyl, oxycodone, morphine, hydrocodone | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Charged (2021); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source; Louisiana State Board of Nursing | none documented | source |
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Maryland Prescriber Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2021)
2021
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Maryland Maryland |
Prescriber (Maryland) | Fentanyl, oxycodone, methadone, alprazolam | Charge as worded in the source: conspiracy to distribute and dispense oxycodone, fentanyl, methadone, and alprazolam outside the scope of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose | not stated | Sentenced (2021) to 37 months in prison | none documented | source |
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Southwest Michigan nurse summarily suspended over alleged fentanyl-for-saline substitution
2020-10-28
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Michigan | Southwest Michigan healthcare workplace | Fentanyl (allegedly replaced with saline) | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Paramedic Stole and Diluted Ambulance Fentanyl and Hydromorphone
2020-09-17
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Missouri Carthage / Mount Vernon, Missouri |
Mercy EMS ambulance and office narcotics stock (Carthage/Mount Vernon, MO) | Fentanyl and hydromorphone vials | Punctured vials, removed drug, refilled with saline/water; under-dosed a patient to steal the rest | not stated | Pleaded guilty Sep 17, 2020; faced up to 10 years | none documented | source |
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Eastern Iowa ICU Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Patient's Fentanyl and Morphine
2020-06-26
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Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
ICU, Cedar Rapids, Iowa hospital | Fentanyl and morphine | Over-obtained doses from pharmacy and withdrew drug directly from a patient's IV line | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced Jun 26, 2020 to federal prison | $5,500 (criminal fine) | source |
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ICU Nurse Steals Fentanyl IV Bags at Research Medical Center
2020-06-18
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Missouri Kansas City, Missouri |
ICU nurse, HCA Research Medical Center (Kansas City, MO) | Compounded fentanyl IV bag | Ordered fentanyl IV bag under a false name/pretense, extracted the drug, refilled bag with an unknown liquid | not stated | Pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud | 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%)
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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.