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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | 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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Louisiana Prescriber Charged in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2022)
2022
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Louisiana Louisiana |
Prescriber - psychiatric nurse practitioner in the Alexandria area; narcotics allegedly provided in exchange for sexual favors (Louisiana) | Fentanyl, amphetamine | Charge as worded in the source: criminal conspiracy; human trafficking; distribution and possession of drugs | not stated | Charged (2022); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source | none documented | source |
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South Dakota hospital nurse convicted of tampering with fentanyl vials and replacing contents with saline
2021-08
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South Dakota Chamberlain, SD |
a hospital in Chamberlain, South Dakota | fentanyl citrate for injection | removed fentanyl citrate for injection from a vial and replaced the majority of it with saline solution, then returned the tampered vial to storage | not stated | convicted of Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Misrepresentation, Fraud, Forgery, Deception, and Subterfuge; sentenced to two years of probation and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund | 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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Nurse practitioner forged physicians' signatures to issue unauthorized controlled-substance prescriptions at two Montgomery pill-mill practices
2019-06
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Alabama Montgomery, AL |
Family Practice and Mercy Family Health Care, Montgomery medical practices | fentanyl, hydrocodone, oxycodone, alprazolam, and methadone | Convicted at trial of issuing unnecessary and illegitimate prescriptions for controlled substances and, because she lacked authority as a nurse practitioner to refill Schedule II prescriptions without physician approval, forging physicians' signatures on those prescriptions; the unnecessary office visits and unlawful prescriptions were billed to insurers. Conduct spanned 2013 through 2016, initially at a Montgomery medical practice and later at a second practice she opened. | not stated | Convicted by federal jury on 17 counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances, one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, four counts of health care fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud; sentenced to 10 years and received enhancements for obstructing justice and abuse of trust. | none documented | source |
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North Carolina Nurse Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2018)
2018
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North Carolina North Carolina |
Nurse (North Carolina) | Fentanyl | Charge as worded in the source: three counts of felonious embezzlement of a controlled substance by an employee of a registrant | not stated | Charged (2018); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source | none documented | source |
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MedStar Ambulance Paramedic Supervisor Charged with Tampering with Fentanyl and Morphine
2017-01-18
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Illinois O'Fallon, Illinois |
MedStar Ambulance Inc. (O'Fallon / Metro East St. Louis, IL) | Fentanyl and morphine — ambulance narcotic supply | Punctured tamper-resistant vial packaging with a needle, replaced drug with water/saline, falsified records to conceal losses | not stated | Indicted Jan 18, 2017; convicted on all 38 counts; sentenced Aug 21, 2018 to 111 months | none documented | source |
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Children's Wisconsin nurse diverted morphine and fentanyl for self-administration
2000
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Wisconsin | Children's Wisconsin | morphine and fentanyl | stole morphine and fentanyl intended for pediatric patients and self-administered the drugs; convicted of stealing drugs on the job | not stated | charged with multiple felonies; convicted; spent four months in jail; nursing license suspended indefinitely, later fully reinstated; pardoned | none documented | source |
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