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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Iowa Nurse Sentenced in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2025, case 2)
2025
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Iowa Iowa |
Emergency room registered nurse at UnityPoint-Marshalltown Hospital, then Mary Greeley Medical Center (Iowa) | Hydromorphone, fentanyl, morphine | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Sentenced (2025) to 6 months in prison, $5,500 fine, $5,258.20 restitution | $5,500 (criminal fine) | source |
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Michigan Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2025)
2025
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Michigan Michigan |
Nurse (Michigan) | Fentanyl | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2025) to 24 months in prison | none documented | source |
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California Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2025)
2025
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California California |
Nurse (California) | Fentanyl | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Sentenced (2025) to 24 months probation; license suspended | none documented | source |
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Ohio Pharmacy Technician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2025)
2025
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Ohio Ohio |
Certified pharmacy technician at a hospital in Mayfield Heights, Ohio (Ohio) | 103 grams of oxycodone and 77.5 grams of a mixture containing fentanyl | Charge as worded in the source: possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2025) to 36 months in prison | 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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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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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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ICU nurse sentenced for tampering with fentanyl and hydromorphone at Ardmore hospital
2024-04
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Oklahoma Ardmore, OK |
Mercy Hospital Intensive Care Unit, Ardmore, Oklahoma | fentanyl and hydromorphone | stole fentanyl and hydromorphone intended for intensive care patients; removed the pain medication from vials, refilled the empty vials with tap water, and returned the tampered vials to the controlled storage locker; admitted the conduct | not stated | sentenced to 12 months in prison for one count of Tampering with Consumer Products; pleaded guilty on August 31, 2023 | none documented | source |
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