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Showing 181 of 931 cases · page 6 of 23.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | 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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Virginia Physician Sentenced in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2025)
2025
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Virginia Virginia |
Physician - former doctor at L5 Pain Clinic (Pain Care Center) (Virginia) | Fentanyl | Charge as worded in the source: conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and other opioids without a legitimate medical purpose | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2025) to 40 months in prison, $35,000 fine | $35,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Virginia Nurse Convicted in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2025)
2025
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Virginia Virginia |
Certified registered nurse anesthetist, HCA Chippenham and Johnston-Willis Medical Center (Virginia) | Fentanyl | Charge as worded in the source: three counts of criminal tampering with consumer products | not stated | Pleaded guilty; convicted (2025); sentence not reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Osage Beach Nurse Anesthetist Diverted Fentanyl from Hospital Operating Rooms
2024-12-16
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Missouri Osage Beach, Missouri |
Lake Regional Hospital operating rooms, Osage Beach, Missouri | Fentanyl and hydromorphone | Scanned vials to generate labels affixed to saline-filled syringes, pulled extra vials during procedures, and falsified patient charts | not stated | Pleaded guilty Dec. 16, 2024, to obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation; faces up to 4 years in prison | none documented | source |
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Berlin pain practice, physician and physician assistant settled claims over prescribing after inconsistent drug tests
2024-10-23
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Connecticut | Pain management practice in Berlin | Oxycodone and fentanyl | not stated | Physician, physician assistant and their practice | not stated | none documented | source |
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Concord Hospital Nurse Diverted Fentanyl from ICU Patient's IV Line
2024-10-07
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New Hampshire Concord, New Hampshire |
Concord Hospital intensive care unit, Concord, New Hampshire | Fentanyl | Removed fentanyl from an IV bag of a patient not assigned to her care and replaced it with saline | not stated | Pleaded guilty Oct. 7, 2024, to tampering with consumer products; sentencing set for January 2025 | none documented | source |
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WakeMed nurse charged with stealing fentanyl from IV bag
2024-10
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North Carolina Raleigh, NC |
WakeMed | fentanyl | Allegedly had access to the drug through the job and stole 2,500 mL of fentanyl from an IV bag on Oct. 19. | not stated | Charged with two felony counts: embezzling/diverting a controlled substance by registrant/employee and obtaining possession of a controlled substance by fraud/forgery; arrested Oct. 30; out on bond; next court date Nov. 19; no longer employed by WakeMed. | none documented | source |
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VA Nurse Diverted Narcotics from Dying Veterans at West Haven VA
2024-09-12
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Connecticut West Haven, Connecticut |
RN, West Haven VA Medical Center ICU (West Haven, CT) | Fentanyl, hydromorphone, oxycodone | Ingested "waste" portions of patients' narcotics, including repeatedly dosing a braindead patient with fentanyl to divert the excess; falsified VA records to show narcotics as properly administered or disposed of | not stated | Pleaded guilty Jun 18, 2024 to obtaining controlled substances by fraud/subterfuge; sentenced to 2 years probation, first 6 months in home confinement | none documented | source |
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- Method: stated in 675 of 931 cases (73%)
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