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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Vermont Nurse Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2026)
2026
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Vermont Vermont |
Licensed practical nurse in the endoscopy unit, Central Vermont Medical Center (Vermont) | Fentanyl | Charge as worded in the source: fraud or deceit involving a regulated drug | not stated | Pleaded not guilty; charged (2026); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Virginia Nurse Convicted in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2025)
2025
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Virginia Virginia |
Certified registered nurse anesthetist, HCA Chippenham and Johnston-Willis Medical Center (Virginia) | Fentanyl | Charge as worded in the source: three counts of criminal tampering with consumer products | not stated | Pleaded guilty; convicted (2025); sentence not reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Oklahoma City Anesthesiologist Convicted of Diverting Hospital Opioids
2024-07-11
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Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City-area hospital operating rooms | Fentanyl, ketamine, hydromorphone, and midazolam | Claimed controlled substances were needed for surgeries he did not perform, then falsely reported disposing of the drugs while keeping them | not stated | Convicted by federal jury July 11, 2024, on 18 counts of obtaining a controlled substance by deceit | none documented | source |
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Oklahoma Physician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2024)
2024
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Oklahoma Oklahoma |
Physician - contract anesthesiologist at an Oklahoma City hospital (Oklahoma) | Fentanyl, midazolam, ketamine, hydromorphone | Charge as worded in the source: 18 counts of obtaining a controlled substance by deceit or subterfuge | not stated | Convicted (2024); sentence not reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse convicted of tampering with fentanyl citrate vials and obtaining controlled substance by fraud at Chamberlain hospital
2023-09
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South Dakota Chamberlain, SD |
a hospital in Chamberlain, South Dakota | fentanyl citrate for injection | Tampered with a vial of fentanyl citrate for injection by removing the fentanyl and replacing the majority of it with saline solution, then returned the tampered vial to storage knowing the diluted fentanyl could be dispensed to surgical patients; also obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, and subterfuge. | not stated | Convicted and sentenced to two years of probation and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. | none documented | source |
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Hawaii Nurse Charged in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2022)
2022
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Hawaii Hawaii |
Former Hilo Medical Center nurse (Hawaii) | Fentanyl | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Charged (2022); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source | none documented | source |
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South Dakota hospital nurse convicted of tampering with fentanyl vials and replacing contents with saline
2021-08
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South Dakota Chamberlain, SD |
a hospital in Chamberlain, South Dakota | fentanyl citrate for injection | removed fentanyl citrate for injection from a vial and replaced the majority of it with saline solution, then returned the tampered vial to storage | not stated | convicted of Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Misrepresentation, Fraud, Forgery, Deception, and Subterfuge; sentenced to two years of probation and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund | none documented | source |
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