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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 (2025)
2025
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West Virginia West Virginia |
Travel nurse at Raleigh General Hospital (West Virginia) | Hydromorphone | Charge as worded in the source: obtaining a controlled substance by fraud; wrongful disclosure of individually identifiable health information | not stated | Sentenced (2025); terms are in the source; license suspended | none documented | source |
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Iowa Nurse Sentenced in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2025, case 2)
2025
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Iowa Iowa |
Emergency room registered nurse at UnityPoint-Marshalltown Hospital, then Mary Greeley Medical Center (Iowa) | Hydromorphone, fentanyl, morphine | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Sentenced (2025) to 6 months in prison, $5,500 fine, $5,258.20 restitution | $5,500 (criminal fine) | source |
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Travel Nurse Diverted Hydromorphone Using Patients' Health Information
2024-12-11
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West Virginia Beckley, West Virginia |
Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, West Virginia | Hydromorphone | Used personal biometrics to access dispensing cabinets, siphoned and diluted vial contents, resealed vials, then canceled the transaction | not stated | Pleaded guilty Dec. 11, 2024, to fraud and wrongful disclosure of health information; sentencing set for April 2025. In exchange for the plea, prosecutors agreed to dismiss a third charge of attempting to tamper with a consumer product; maximum penalty was 14 years in prison. | none documented | source |
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VA Nurse Diverted Narcotics from Dying Veterans at West Haven VA
2024-09-12
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Connecticut West Haven, Connecticut |
RN, West Haven VA Medical Center ICU (West Haven, CT) | Fentanyl, hydromorphone, oxycodone | Ingested "waste" portions of patients' narcotics, including repeatedly dosing a braindead patient with fentanyl to divert the excess; falsified VA records to show narcotics as properly administered or disposed of | not stated | Pleaded guilty Jun 18, 2024 to obtaining controlled substances by fraud/subterfuge; sentenced to 2 years probation, first 6 months in home confinement | none documented | source |
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Gate City Pharmacist Tampered with Oxycodone and Hydromorphone Tablets
2024-08-26
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Virginia Gate City, Virginia |
Retail pharmacy, Gate City, Virginia | Oxycodone and hydromorphone | Swapped tablets for look-alike non-controlled drugs and shorted patients' pill counts, keeping the difference | not stated | Pleaded guilty June 2024 to tampering with consumer products; sentenced to 24 months in federal prison | none documented | source |
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Hospital Pharmacy Technician Pleaded Guilty to Tampering with Hydromorphone
2024-04-30
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Connecticut Norwich, Connecticut |
Pharmacy technician, Backus Hospital (Norwich, CT) | Hydromorphone solution — 3 bags | Used employee ID badge to access secure storage on Jan 11, 2024, removed a portion of hydromorphone from each bag, replaced it with saline, returned bags to storage for patient use | not stated | Waived indictment; pleaded guilty Apr 30, 2024 to tampering with a consumer product — sentencing not yet scheduled | none documented | source |
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ICU nurse sentenced for tampering with fentanyl and hydromorphone at Ardmore hospital
2024-04
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Oklahoma Ardmore, OK |
Mercy Hospital Intensive Care Unit, Ardmore, Oklahoma | fentanyl and hydromorphone | stole fentanyl and hydromorphone intended for intensive care patients; removed the pain medication from vials, refilled the empty vials with tap water, and returned the tampered vials to the controlled storage locker; admitted the conduct | not stated | sentenced to 12 months in prison for one count of Tampering with Consumer Products; pleaded guilty on August 31, 2023 | none documented | source |
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Texas Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2024)
2024
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Texas Texas |
Nurse (Texas) | Hydromorphone, fentanyl | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2024) to 48 months probation; license surrendered | none documented | source |
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