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Showing 85 of 931 cases · page 8 of 11.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Missoula Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Fentanyl and Hydromorphone
2022-04-26
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Montana Missoula, Montana |
Hospital (Community Medical Center, Missoula, Montana) | Fentanyl and hydromorphone | Diverted vials and syringes during patient care and had a coworker unknowingly witness the disposal of tampered medication | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 2 years probation and a $2,000 fine | $2,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Jacksonville Hospital ICU Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Patients' Fentanyl
2022-04-13
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Florida Jacksonville, Florida |
Hospital neurological ICU (Jacksonville, Florida) | Injectable fentanyl | Removed fentanyl from syringes, replaced it with saline, and reglued tamper-evident caps to conceal the substitution | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentencing pending | 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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Cedar Rapids Surgery Center Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials
2022-01-21
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Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Outpatient surgery center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Fentanyl | Punctured fentanyl vial caps with a needle to withdraw the drug, refilled with saline, and reglued the caps to disguise the tampering | not stated | Pleaded guilty to drug fraud and product misbranding; sentenced to 5 years probation, $10,000 fine, forfeited nursing license | $10,000 (criminal fine) | 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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Connecticut Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2022)
2022
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Connecticut Connecticut |
Nurse (Connecticut) | Fentanyl | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2022) to 24 months in prison, $5,000 fine | $5,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Iowa Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2022)
2022
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Iowa Iowa |
Nurse at an outpatient surgery center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2017 to 2019 (Iowa) | Fentanyl | Charge as worded in the source: obtaining a controlled substance through deception; adulterating and misbranding drugs with intent to defraud | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2022) to 60 months probation, $10,000 fine | $10,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Ann Arbor VA Nurse Anesthetist Stole 2,000+ Vials of Opioids
2021-11-09
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Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Surgical unit, Ann Arbor VA Hospital (Ann Arbor, MI) | Fentanyl, hydromorphone, morphine, midazolam — 2,000+ vials | Used patient data and falsified records to withdraw drugs from dispensing machines | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced Nov 9, 2021 to 3 years' probation | none documented | source |
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