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Showing 57 of 931 cases · page 5 of 8.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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New Hampshire Nurse Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2023)
2023
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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 | Charged (2023); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Indiana Nurse Sentenced in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2023)
2023
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Indiana Indiana |
Nurse (Indiana) | Hydromorphone, fentanyl, morphine, ketamine | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2023) to 36 months in prison, $1,000 fine | $1,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Massachusetts Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023)
2023
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Massachusetts Massachusetts |
Nurse (Massachusetts) | Fentanyl | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2023) to 3 months in prison | none documented | source |
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Massachusetts Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023, case 2)
2023
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Massachusetts Massachusetts |
Nurse (Massachusetts) | Hydromorphone, fentanyl | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2023) to 60 months probation | none documented | source |
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Iowa Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Fentanyl From Elderly Patients' IV Pumps
2022-11-21
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Iowa Clear Lake, Iowa |
Healthcare facility caring for elderly patients, Iowa | Liquid fentanyl | Withdrew fentanyl directly from patients' IV pumps using a syringe, diverting doses meant for their pain management | not stated | Pleaded guilty to acquiring a controlled substance by fraud, deception, and subterfuge; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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Emergency room nurse sentenced to probation for diverting fentanyl from a Lincoln hospital pharmacy
2022-06
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Nebraska Lincoln, NE |
CHI Health St. Elizabeth | fentanyl | Checked out fentanyl from the hospital pharmacy more than 200 times between May and June 2022; 55 discrepancies were found; 2.65 mg of fentanyl was unaccounted for; in some cases checked out fentanyl without a doctor's order and in others reported administering it within five minutes of patient discharge; denied stealing or using the drug but urine tested positive for fentanyl. | not stated | Pleaded guilty to acquiring a controlled substance by fraud; sentenced to three years of probation; gave up nursing license. | none documented | source |
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Danville Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Fentanyl and Hydromorphone
2022-03-04
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Virginia Danville, Virginia |
RN, Sovah Health-Danville (Danville, VA) | Fentanyl and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) vials | Popped tops off fentanyl vials in an AcuDose machine using her unique access code, diverting the drug for personal use; denied tampering to investigators in two separate interviews before admitting it | not stated | Pleaded guilty May 2021; sentenced Mar 4, 2022 to 36 months in federal prison | $4,360,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Colorado Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2022)
2022
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Colorado Colorado |
Nurse (Colorado) | Fentanyl | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2022) to 60 months probation | none documented | source |
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- Setting: stated in 850 of 931 cases (91%)
- Drug: stated in 858 of 931 cases (92%)
- Method: stated in 675 of 931 cases (73%)
- Prosecution status: stated in 675 of 931 cases (73%); a documented penalty (fine, settlement, or restitution) exists for 107 of 931 cases (11%)
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.