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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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West Virginia Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2015)
2015
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West Virginia West Virginia |
Former nurse at Sweetbriar Assisted Living, Dunbar (West Virginia) | Hydrocodone | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2015) to 60 months probation | none documented | source |
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Maryland Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2014)
2014
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Maryland Maryland |
Physician (Maryland) | Fentanyl, oxycodone, morphine, hydrocodone, methadone | Charge as worded in the source: conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine and methadone | not stated | Sentenced (2014) to 12 months in prison | none documented | source |
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Virginia Prescriber Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2014)
2014
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Virginia Virginia |
Prescriber (Virginia) | Over 2,500 hydrocodone pills | Charge as worded in the source: possession with the intent to distribute and distributing hydrocodone; obtaining hydrocodone by fraud | not stated | Pleaded guilty; convicted (2014); sentence not reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Iowa Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2014)
2014
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Iowa Iowa |
Physician (Iowa) | Hydrocodone | Charge as worded in the source: illegally dispensing hydrocodone resulting in death; health care fraud | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2014) to 60 months in prison | none documented | source |
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Illinois Physician Sentenced in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2014)
2014
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Illinois Illinois |
Physician (Illinois) | Hydrocodone | Charge as worded in the source: health care fraud against the Illinois Medicaid program; illegal distribution of Schedule III (hydrocodone) and Schedule IV (Xanax) controlled substances | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2014) to 12 months in prison | none documented | source |
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Mississippi Pharmacist Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2014)
2014
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Mississippi Mississippi |
Pharmacist (Mississippi) | Hydrocodone | Charge as worded in the source: illegally distributing hydrocodone (one-count information) | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2014) to 6 months in prison, 24 months probation, $5,000 fine; license surrendered | $5,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Psychiatrist found to have unlawfully possessed controlled substances taken back from patients and kept no required records
2013-09
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New Mexico Albuquerque, NM |
private psychiatric practice | controlled substances including fentanyl patches, oxycodone, OxyContin, methadone, Suboxone, hydrocodone, benzodiazepines, and Lyrica samples | Took back and retained already-dispensed controlled substances directly from patients outside the CSA's closed distribution system, and failed to maintain any inventory or records of the controlled substances he received or the drug samples kept in his office; a separate allegation that he redistributed these drugs to other patients was investigated but found unproven. | not stated | DEA registration renewal granted subject to a six-month suspension and restriction to non-narcotic controlled substances only; DATA-Waiver authority to prescribe Suboxone/Subutex revoked. | none documented | source |
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Sweetbriar Assisted Living nurse sentenced for hydrocodone theft and falsifying records
2013-06
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West Virginia Charleston, WV |
Sweetbriar Assisted Living | hydrocodone | obtaining hydrocodone by fraud; admitted stealing hydrocodone intended for patients for personal use and falsifying records to cover up the theft | not stated | sentenced to five years of probation; previously pleaded guilty | none documented | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.