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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | 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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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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West Virginia Veterinarian Ordered to Pay $956,709 Over Unaccounted-For Opioids
2025-08-05
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West Virginia Winfield, West Virginia |
Veterinary practice, Putnam County, WV | Oxycodone HCL and hydrocodone/acetaminophen | Ordered opioids far in excess of legitimate need, failed to secure or record them, and fabricated dispensing records to cover a 6,593-dose-unit shortfall found during a DEA inspection | not stated | Default judgment of $956,709 in civil penalties ordered Aug. 5, 2025; DEA registration surrendered | $956,709 (civil penalty) | source |
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Facility Administrator Sentenced for Diverting Opioids From Five Senior-Care Facilities
2025-05-28
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Iowa Iowa |
Administrator, five nursing and senior living facilities, Iowa (Sept. 2021-Nov. 2022) | Fentanyl patches, hydrocodone, morphine, oxycodone | Stole medications from facilities' narcotics emergency kits and locked medication carts and rooms | not stated | Sentenced May 28, 2025 to 3 years probation, a $5,000 fine, and $1,975.61 restitution | $5,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Illinois nursing-facility administrator sentenced to probation for diverting opioids from emergency kits and medication carts
2025-05-28
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Illinois | At least five healthcare facilities (federal case prosecuted in the Southern District of Iowa) | Fentanyl patches, hydrocodone, morphine, oxycodone | not stated | Administrator at nursing and senior living facilities | not stated | none documented | source |
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Kentucky Pharmacist Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2025)
2025
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Kentucky Kentucky |
Franklin, Kentucky pharmacist (Kentucky) | Oxycodone, hydrocodone | Charge as worded in the source: conspiracy to commit theft of medical products; conspiracy to unlawfully distribute controlled substances; 12 counts of health care fraud; aggravated identity theft; false statement | not stated | Sentenced (2025) to 36 months in prison, $17,518.19 restitution | $17,518 (restitution) | source |
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Ohio Pharmacist Sentenced in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2025)
2025
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Ohio Ohio |
Pharmacist (Ohio) | Hydrocodone, tramadol | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2025) to 24 months probation; license surrendered | none documented | source |
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Indiana Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2025)
2025
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Indiana Indiana |
Licensed practical nurse, The Waters of Indianapolis (Indiana) | Oxycodone, hydrocodone | Charge as worded in the source: obtaining a controlled substance by fraud or deceit (Level 6 felony) | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2025); terms are in the source | none documented | source |
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