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Showing 101 of 931 cases · page 7 of 13.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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New Hampshire hospital paid $2 million to settle DEA record-keeping allegations after fentanyl diversion
2023-06-22
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New Hampshire | Regional medical center in Keene, New Hampshire | Fentanyl bags; 283 diverted and 163 more unaccounted for | not stated | Hospital registrant (employed nurse diverted fentanyl) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Cape Girardeau Nurse Admits Taking Leftover Fentanyl from Hospital
2023-05-05
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Missouri Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
Saint Francis Medical Center, ED (Cape Girardeau, MO) | Fentanyl — leftover/tampered vials | Self-administered leftover fentanyl from tampered vials | not stated | Pleaded guilty May 2023; sentencing pending | $5,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Denver Paramedic Supervisor Sentenced for Stealing 1,900 Vials of Fentanyl
2023-04-19
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Colorado Denver, Colorado |
Paramedic department, Denver-area hospital (Denver, CO) | Fentanyl — ambulance narcotics kits | Stole ~1,900 vials over 4 years; falsified logs; refilled vials with saline | not stated | Sentenced Apr 19, 2023 — 3 years + 3 yrs supervised release | none documented | source |
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Missoula Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Opioids Flagged by Distribution Audit
2023-03-22
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Montana Missoula, Montana |
Hospital (St. Patrick Hospital) | Oxycodone, hydromorphone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, morphine | Ordered opioids at above-peer rates and diverted hospice-style waste amounts by substituting saline before disposal | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 3 years' probation (March 2023) | none documented | source |
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Kansas Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Fentanyl and Hydromorphone Vials
2023-03-13
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Kansas Overland Park, Kansas |
Menorah Medical Center (Overland Park, KS) | Fentanyl + hydromorphone | Removed vials from dispensing cabinet, refilled with substitute liquid | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced Mar 2023 to 18 months | none documented | source |
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Kansas hospital nurse sentenced for tampering with fentanyl and hydromorphone vials
2023-03-13
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Kansas | Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas | Fentanyl and hydromorphone | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Massachusetts Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl at Hospital and Surgery Center
2023-01-10
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Massachusetts Massachusetts |
Hospital post-surgery recovery unit and outpatient vascular surgery center | Fentanyl | Removed fentanyl from surgical-patient vials and replaced it with saline, leaving vials at 1.3-7% of declared concentration | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 5 years' probation (1 year home detention) and a $20,000 fine (Jan. 2023) | $20,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Illinois Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023)
2023
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Illinois Illinois |
Nurse at Heartland Regional Medical Center, Marion, Illinois (Illinois) | Fentanyl | Charge as worded in the source: unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony) | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2023) to 24 months probation | none documented | source |
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