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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | 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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Ohio Pharmacist Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2024)
2024
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Ohio Ohio |
Pharmacist (Ohio) | About 232 hydrocodone 5 mg tablets and about 3 hydrocodone 7.5 mg tablets | Charge as worded in the source: five fourth-degree felony counts of grand theft; one third-degree felony count of aggravated possession of drugs; one fourth-degree felony count of illegal processing of drug documents | not stated | Charged (2024); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source; license suspended (Ohio Board of Pharmacy) | none documented | source |
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California Physician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2023)
2023
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California California |
Physician (California) | Oxycodone, hydrocodone | Charge as worded in the source: twelve counts of distributing the controlled substances Oxycodone and Hydrocodone outside of the usual course of his professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose | not stated | Convicted by a jury at trial; convicted (2023); sentence not reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Louisiana Nurse Charged in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2021)
2021
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Louisiana Louisiana |
Nurse (Louisiana) | Fentanyl, oxycodone, morphine, hydrocodone | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Charged (2021); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source; Louisiana State Board of Nursing | none documented | source |
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Buffalo-Area Medical Office Manager Sentenced for Stealing Controlled Substances via Forged Prescriptions
2020-09-17
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New York Buffalo, New York |
Office manager, physician's practice (Williamsville/Buffalo, NY) | Hydrocodone and oxycodone — 166 fraudulent prescriptions, ~11,885 dosage units | Used the physician's prescription pad and electronic prescribing token to issue fraudulent scripts in her own name, associates' names, and fictitious patients, then filled them at local pharmacies | not stated | Convicted of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud; sentenced Sept. 17, 2020 to two years' probation and $1,911.23 restitution | $1,911 (restitution) | source |
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Kentucky Pharmacist Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2020)
2020
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Kentucky Kentucky |
Pharmacist and owner of Shearer Drug, Albany, Kentucky (Kentucky) | Hydrocodone, alprazolam | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; convicted (2020); sentence not reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Louisiana Pharmacist Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2020)
2020
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Louisiana Louisiana |
Pharmacist (Louisiana) | Hydrocodone | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Convicted by a jury at trial; convicted (2020); sentence not reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Nurse practitioner forged physicians' signatures to issue unauthorized controlled-substance prescriptions at two Montgomery pill-mill practices
2019-06
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Alabama Montgomery, AL |
Family Practice and Mercy Family Health Care, Montgomery medical practices | fentanyl, hydrocodone, oxycodone, alprazolam, and methadone | Convicted at trial of issuing unnecessary and illegitimate prescriptions for controlled substances and, because she lacked authority as a nurse practitioner to refill Schedule II prescriptions without physician approval, forging physicians' signatures on those prescriptions; the unnecessary office visits and unlawful prescriptions were billed to insurers. Conduct spanned 2013 through 2016, initially at a Montgomery medical practice and later at a second practice she opened. | not stated | Convicted by federal jury on 17 counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances, one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, four counts of health care fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud; sentenced to 10 years and received enhancements for obstructing justice and abuse of trust. | none documented | source |
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