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Showing 57 of 931 cases · page 3 of 8.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | 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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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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Palomar Health Pays $250,000 Over Fentanyl Diversion in Cath Lab
2024-06-03
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California Escondido, California |
Palomar Health Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Escondido, California | Fentanyl | Employee diverted vials from automated dispensing machines over a five-month period; unused fentanyl was not properly disposed of | not stated | Palomar Health paid $250,000 CSA civil settlement June 2024 and entered a DEA monitoring agreement | $250,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Physician terminated by employer for diverting fentanyl, versed and dilaudid from patients
2024-06
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Florida Tampa, FL |
Tampa, FL | fentanyl, versed, and dilaudid | Diverting fentanyl, versed, and dilaudid from patients; impairment; unprofessional conduct | not stated | Agreed order publicly referring the physician to the Texas Physician Health Program (TXPHP) | none documented | source |
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Nurse at Texas Health Hurst-Euless-Bedford diverted fentanyl, morphine, and other controlled substances from an automated dispensing cabinet
2024-05
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Arkansas Bedford, TX |
Texas Health Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Norco (hydrocodone/acetaminophen), morphine, fentanyl, diazepam, and temazepam | Withdrew two Norco 5 mg tablets from an automated dispensing cabinet when the order was for one, documented only one, then documented administration of the second after the patient was discharged; a facility audit found 10 mg morphine, 100 mcg fentanyl, 2.5 mg diazepam, and 15 mg temazepam unaccounted for; removed morphine without an order; failed to document wastage or return of unused diazepam, temazepam, and fentanyl; documented morphine administration before removal and administered an additional morphine dose without an order. | not stated | License placed on probation for two years; $1,500 civil penalty; required remedial courses and monitoring. | none documented | source |
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Ohio Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2024)
2024
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Ohio Ohio |
Nurse (Ohio) | Fentanyl | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Sentenced (2024) to 24 months probation; license suspended | none documented | source |
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New Hampshire Nurse Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2024)
2024
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New Hampshire New Hampshire |
Nurse (New Hampshire) | Fentanyl | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; convicted (2024); sentence not reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Texas Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2024)
2024
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Texas Texas |
Nurse (Texas) | Hydromorphone, fentanyl | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2024) to 48 months probation; license surrendered | none documented | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.