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Showing 9 of 931 cases · page 1 of 2.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Puerto Rico Anesthesia Nurse Indicted for Replacing Fentanyl with Clear Liquid
2026-06-02
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Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Advanced Practice Nurse, anesthesia concentration (San Juan, Puerto Rico) | Fentanyl citrate vials | Allegedly accessed and obtained fentanyl vials entrusted for patient care, removed the fentanyl and replaced it with clear liquid to conceal the theft | not stated | Indicted May 28, 2026 on 4 counts of tampering with a consumer product + 4 counts of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud/deception; case pending | none documented | source |
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Oklahoma Health Care Worker Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2026)
2026
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Oklahoma Oklahoma |
Health Care Worker - Stillwater medical professional working in an operating room (Oklahoma) | Fentanyl | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Charged (2026); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Puerto Rico Nurse Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2026)
2026
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Puerto Rico Puerto Rico |
Advanced practice nurse specializing in anesthesia (enfermera de practica avanzada especializada en anestesia) (Puerto Rico) | Fentanyl | Charge as worded in the source: eight counts: four for tampering with consumer products and four for acquiring a controlled substance by fraud | not stated | Charged (2026); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Nurse Anesthetist Diverted Fentanyl Waste for Months While AI Surveillance Missed It (Erlanger Baroness)
2025-12
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Tennessee Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Surgery center, Erlanger Baroness (Chattanooga, TN) | Fentanyl — leftover surgical waste | Diverted post-op waste, escalating to daily | not stated | Consent order 2025; license probation, no criminal charges | none documented | source |
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Nebraska Nurse Charged Over Surgery Center Propofol and Fentanyl Theft
2025-04
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Nebraska North Platte, Nebraska |
North Platte Surgery Center, North Platte, NE | Propofol and fentanyl | Between March and April 2023, took propofol and fentanyl from the surgery center's stock for personal use; admitted the theft to his employer in April 2023 and was fired after an investigation found vials missing from inventory | not stated | Charged in U.S. District Court with acquiring a controlled substance by fraud, reported April 2025; faces up to 4 years in prison if convicted | none documented | source |
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Connecticut Outpatient Clinic Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials
2022-09-22
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Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut |
Outpatient medical practice (The Vascular Experts, Connecticut) | Fentanyl | Withdrew fentanyl from sedation vials with a syringe and reinjected saline to mask the missing volume | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 24 months in prison and a $5,000 fine | $5,000 (criminal fine) | 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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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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