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Showing 181 of 931 cases · page 2 of 23.
| 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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Hospital nurse accused of stealing opioids from patients at Grand Strand Medical Center
2026-04
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South Carolina Horry County, SC |
Grand Strand Medical Center | oxycodone, hydromorphone, and fentanyl | Allegedly stole opioid drugs on six separate occasions while working at the hospital, under the guise of providing them to patients, and then either failed to document taking them or fraudulently documented them as administered to a patient. | not stated | Arrested on several charges of theft of controlled substances and violating drug distribution law; released after posting $12,000 bail. | none documented | source |
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Vermont hospital endoscopy unit nurse diverted fentanyl and sedatives intended for patients
2026-03-05
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Vermont Barre, Vermont |
Licensed practical nurse, endoscopy unit, Central Vermont Medical Center (Barre, VT) | Fentanyl, meperidine, and midazolam | not stated | not stated | Charged with felony fraud or deceit involving a regulated drug; pleaded not guilty at March 5, 2026 arraignment | none documented | source |
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Seattle Anesthesiology Resident Sentenced for Diverting Fentanyl and Hydromorphone While Treating Children
2026-02-02
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Washington Seattle, Washington |
Resident anesthesiologist rotating through Seattle Children's Hospital, Harborview Medical Center, and UW Medical Center | Fentanyl and hydromorphone | Stole and used pain medication meant for patients, including infants, while on duty between 2022-2024; returned vials to the pharmacy refilled with saline, claiming it was "wastage" | not stated | Arrested Jun 2025; pleaded guilty Oct 2025 to obtaining controlled substances by fraud; sentenced Feb 2, 2026 to 1 year supervised release + 200 hours community service | none documented | source |
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Former Boston-Area ICU Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Fentanyl and Versed from Intubated Patient
2026-01-15
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Massachusetts Needham, Massachusetts |
ICU nurse, Boston-area hospital | Versed (midazolam) and fentanyl | On a July 16, 2022 overnight shift caring for an intubated, immobile ICU patient, checked out a bag of Versed and three bags of fentanyl without scanning them into the patient's medical records; found slumped over with three syringes in her pocket | not stated | Pleaded guilty Nov 2025 to unlawfully obtaining controlled substances by fraud; sentenced Jan 15, 2026 to 3 years probation + 100 hours community service | none documented | source |
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Littleton Oral Surgery Assistant Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials
2026-01-14
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Colorado Littleton, Colorado |
Surgical assistant, oral surgery practice (Littleton, CO) | Fentanyl citrate vials from the practice's controlled-substance safe | Removed fentanyl from vials and replaced contents with a substitute liquid; one tested vial was contaminated with bacteria | not stated | Pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product; sentenced Jan 14, 2026 to 1 year 1 day in federal prison + 2 years supervised release | none documented | source |
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Oklahoma Health Care Worker Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2026)
2026
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Oklahoma Oklahoma |
Health Care Worker - Stillwater medical professional working in an operating room (Oklahoma) | Fentanyl | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Charged (2026); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Vermont Nurse Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2026)
2026
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Vermont Vermont |
Licensed practical nurse in the endoscopy unit, Central Vermont Medical Center (Vermont) | Fentanyl | Charge as worded in the source: fraud or deceit involving a regulated drug | not stated | Pleaded not guilty; charged (2026); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.