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Showing 19 of 931 cases · page 1 of 3.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Pennsylvania Pharmacy Technician Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2026)
2026
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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania |
Pharmacy technician at Sheffield Pharmacy, Warren County, PA (Pennsylvania) | 89,670 pills allegedly diverted (80,926 oxycodone and 8,744 hydrocodone), January 2022 through May 2026 | Charge as worded in the source: several felony counts of obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, theft by unlawful taking, and related misdemeanor offenses | not stated | Charged (2026); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source | none documented | 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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Anchorage Nurse Practitioner Sentenced for Prescribing Opioids Without Medical Purpose
2025-11-14
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Alaska Anchorage, Alaska |
not stated | Fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, and diazepam | Prescribed the controlled substances to six patients between June 2016 and November 2018 without any legitimate medical purpose | Advanced Nurse Practitioner licensed to prescribe in Alaska | Convicted May 2025 — 10 felony second-degree and 2 felony third-degree counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance; sentenced Nov 14, 2025 to 3 years to serve plus 4 years probation | none documented | source |
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Pharmacist and Spouse Sentenced for Diverting Opioids From Kentucky Pharmacy
2025-05-05
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Kentucky Franklin, Kentucky |
Pharmacist-owner and spouse, retail pharmacy, Franklin, KY, May 2020-Jan. 2023 | Oxycodone and hydrocodone | Diverted opioids from pharmacy stock for resale/trade; fraudulently billed Medicaid and insurers; falsely reported a robbery to the DEA to explain missing inventory | not stated | Convicted on conspiracy, theft-of-medical-products, unlawful distribution, and health care fraud counts; pharmacist sentenced to 3 years prison plus $17,518.19 restitution, spouse to 2 years plus $5,730.43 restitution | $17,518 (restitution) | source |
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Alabama Nurse Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2025, case 2)
2025
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Alabama Alabama |
Nurse - former director of nursing at a Montgomery-area nursing home (Alabama) | Hydrocodone | Charge as worded in the source: theft of narcotics | not stated | Convicted (2025); sentence not reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Mississippi Pharmacy Technician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2024)
2024
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Mississippi Mississippi |
Pharmacy Technician (Mississippi) | Hydrocodone | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; convicted (2024); sentence not 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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