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Emergency Department Physician Pleads Guilty to 19 Counts of Illegally Prescribing Opioids and Stimulants
2026-10-21
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Florida Pensacola, Florida |
Hospital emergency departments and other medical offices in and around Escambia County, Florida; prescriptions written 2020-2025 and filled at pharmacies in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties | Over 22,000 opioid pills (primarily oxycodone and hydrocodone) and over 3,000 stimulant pills (primarily Adderall or generic equivalents), at least 25,500 controlled-substance pills in total | Wrote, signed and distributed prescriptions with no determination of a legitimate medical purpose, no physical examination, no review of prior medical and prescribing records and no record of the encounter, in whatever drug, strength and quantity the requester asked for | not stated | Pleaded guilty Oct. 21, 2026 to 19 counts of unlawfully distributing or dispensing controlled substances; sentencing set for Jan. 14, 2027, up to 20 years' imprisonment per count | none documented | source |
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Fort Walton Beach Gastroenterologist Pays $300,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Prescribing Allegations
2026-09-21
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Florida Fort Walton Beach, Florida |
Gastroenterology practice, Fort Walton Beach, FL | Oxycodone-acetaminophen, hydrocodone-acetaminophen, lorazepam, alprazolam, clonazepam, and tramadol | Unlawfully prescribed at least 127 controlled-substance prescriptions from Jun 2023 to Mar 2025 while maintaining no patient records | not stated | Civil settlement: $300,000, agreed not to reapply for a Schedule II/IIN DEA registration, additional DEA monitoring, announced Sep 21, 2026 | $300,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Hospital nurse found with Dilaudid and Hydrocodone waste in pocket from work
2026-02
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Indiana | Methodist Hospital | Dilaudid; Hydrocodone; a narcotic drug | charged with possession of a narcotic drug and public intoxication; pled guilty to possession of a narcotic drug; had waste in pocket from work consisting of a Dilaudid pill and a Hydrocodone pill; terminated from Methodist Hospital | not stated | pled guilty in January 2025; completed probation in January 2026; terminated in August 2024; was unsuccessfully discharged from ISNAP in July 2025; board recommended renewal on indefinite probation, reengagement with ISNAP, a 3- to 5-year RMA, and CEUs | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse alleged to have obtained controlled substances from a Texas pharmacy using unauthorized prescriptions and co-worker prescriber numbers
2026-02
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Oregon | Pharmacy | Zolpidem Tartrate, Eszopiclone, Acetaminophen-Codeine #3, Guaifenesin-Codeine, Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffeine, and Hydrocodone | Alleged to have obtained these medications from a pharmacy in Texas, for themself and a family member, through the use of unauthorized electronically communicated prescriptions, using the names and Drug Enforcement Administration numbers of three co-worker prescribers. | not stated | Stipulated Order for Probation; license placed on probation, with a 24-month period of probation to begin upon return to supervised nursing practice. Any monitored practice completed in Texas in compliance with the Texas Board of Nursing order counts toward the 24 months. | none documented | source |
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Pennsylvania Pharmacy Technician Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2026)
2026
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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania |
Pharmacy technician at Sheffield Pharmacy, Warren County, PA (Pennsylvania) | 89,670 pills allegedly diverted (80,926 oxycodone and 8,744 hydrocodone), January 2022 through May 2026 | Charge as worded in the source: several felony counts of obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, theft by unlawful taking, and related misdemeanor offenses | not stated | Charged (2026); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source | none documented | source |
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South Carolina Nurse Charged in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2026)
2026
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South Carolina South Carolina |
Licensed nurse, Karesh Long Term Care and Rehab, Camden (South Carolina) | Hydrocodone | Charge as worded in the source: five counts of exploitation of a vulnerable adult; five counts of obtaining 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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Lawton pharmacy technician charged after hydrocodone tablets found spilling from clothing
2025-12-03
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Oklahoma | Retail pharmacy in Lawton, Oklahoma | Hydrocodone-acetaminophen 10mg-325mg; dextroamphetamine-amphetamine 10 mg | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Anchorage Nurse Practitioner Sentenced for Prescribing Opioids Without Medical Purpose
2025-11-14
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Alaska Anchorage, Alaska |
not stated | Fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, and diazepam | Prescribed the controlled substances to six patients between June 2016 and November 2018 without any legitimate medical purpose | Advanced Nurse Practitioner licensed to prescribe in Alaska | Convicted May 2025 — 10 felony second-degree and 2 felony third-degree counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance; sentenced Nov 14, 2025 to 3 years to serve plus 4 years probation | none documented | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.