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Showing 21 of 931 cases · page 2 of 3.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Kentucky hospital pharmacy technician diverted over 60,000 opioid doses; hospital paid civil penalty
2022-12
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Kentucky | Hospital system narcotics vault and automated dispensing cabinets, Pikeville, Kentucky | Oxycodone, hydrocodone and methadone (more than 60,000 doses) | not stated | Hospital pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Le Roy pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to diverting hydrocodone and other controlled substances
2022-11
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Illinois | Pharmacy, Le Roy, Illinois | Hydrocodone (over 28,000 pills), alprazolam, promethazine with codeine | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Chicago pharmacy technician sentenced to five years for stealing and selling hydrocodone
2019-11-21
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Illinois | Retail discount pharmacy, Chicago | Hydrocodone (approximately 56,108 pills) | not stated | Pharmacy 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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Arizona pharmacist and technician sentenced for diverting over 200,000 opioid tablets through two Phoenix-area pharmacies
2018-11-30
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Arizona | Two pharmacist-owned retail pharmacies in the Phoenix metro area | Oxycodone, hydrocodone, alprazolam, promethazine with codeine | not stated | Pharmacist (pharmacy owner) and pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Springfield chain pharmacy technician admitted stealing thousands of hydrocodone tablets over nine months
2018-04-19
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Illinois | Chain retail pharmacy, Springfield | Hydrocodone tablets | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Burlington pharmacy technician accused of taking thousands of hydrocodone, zolpidem and buprenorphine tablets
2014-03-11
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Vermont | Retail pharmacy, Burlington | Hydrocodone, zolpidem and Suboxone | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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California retail pharmacy technician accused of conspiring with physician to divert opioids; Board decision issued
2013-07-17
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California | Independent retail pharmacy, Glendale | Oxycodone (OxyContin), hydrocodone (Vicodin, Norco), hydromorphone (Dilaudid) | not stated | Pharmacy technician (accusation also named the pharmacy and its pharmacist-in-charge) | not stated | none documented | source |
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- Setting: stated in 850 of 931 cases (91%)
- Drug: stated in 858 of 931 cases (92%)
- Method: stated in 675 of 931 cases (73%)
- Prosecution status: stated in 675 of 931 cases (73%); a documented penalty (fine, settlement, or restitution) exists for 107 of 931 cases (11%)
- Role: stated in only 255 of 931 cases (27%) — filtering or sorting by role silently hides the rest of the registry, which may still describe the same role in prose without a structured field
Disclaimer
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.