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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Las Vegas nurse sentenced for illegally prescribing hydrocodone and oxycodone in a cash-for-prescriptions scheme
2019-05
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Nevada Las Vegas, NV |
not stated | hydrocodone and oxycodone | Alleged and admitted conduct: arranged with a surgical technician and a physician to give hydrocodone and oxycodone to patients without a legitimate medical purpose in exchange for cash, and wrote illegal prescriptions without a medical purpose; also billed Medicare and Medicaid for prescriptions for lidocaine, modafinil and diclofenac sodium without having examined the patient. | not stated | Pleaded guilty to eight counts of distribution of a controlled substance and eight counts of health care fraud; sentenced to more than six years in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $3,749,121 in restitution. | none documented | source |
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Utah County sheriff's evidence technician charged with taking drugs slated for destruction
2019-05
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Utah | Utah County Sheriff's Office evidence handling | Hydrocodone or OxyContin | not stated | Former forensic technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Lewiston pharmacy technician sentenced to 54 months after stealing nearly 60,000 pills from employer
2019-04-09
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Idaho | Retail pharmacy in Lewiston | Hydrocodone, oxycodone, lorazepam | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Hilo clinic physician and employees accused of unlawfully distributing opioids
2019-02
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Hawaii Hilo, HI |
a medical clinic in Hilo | hydrocodone, oxycodone, fentanyl and morphine | accused of prescribing and unlawfully distributing powerful narcotics, sedatives and opioids such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, fentanyl and morphine | not stated | arrested; scheduled to stand trial in U.S. District Court in June | none documented | source |
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Army hospital pharmacy technician admitted stealing and distributing hydrocodone and oxycodone
2019-02
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Hawaii Oahu, Hawaii |
Tripler Army Medical Center | hydrocodone or oxycodone | charged with and later admitted stealing and distributing 8,505 pills containing five milligrams of either hydrocodone or oxycodone from the hospital's pharmacy vault | not stated | charged; later admitted; serving a one-year sentence in a federal correctional institution in California | none documented | source |
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Kansas Pharmacist Sentenced in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2019)
2019
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Kansas Kansas |
Pharmacist (Kansas) | Approximately 21,289 tablets of hydrocodone with acetaminophen | Charge as worded in the source: distributing a prescription painkiller outside the usual course of professional practice | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2019) to 36 months probation | none documented | source |
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California Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2019)
2019
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California California |
Physician (California) | Hydrocodone | Charge as worded in the source: health care fraud; distributing hydrocodone outside the scope of professional practice and without a legitimate medical need | not stated | Sentenced (2019) to 24 months in prison | none documented | source |
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Missouri Prescriber Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2019)
2019
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Missouri Missouri |
Prescriber (Missouri) | Hydrocodone | Charge as worded in the source: false statements to Medicare; illegally distributing narcotic opioid drugs, specifically hydrocodone, without a legitimate medical purpose | not stated | Pleaded guilty; convicted (2019); sentence not reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.