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Showing 7 of 931 cases.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Hospital nurse found with Dilaudid and Hydrocodone waste in pocket from work
2026-02
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Indiana | Methodist Hospital | Dilaudid; Hydrocodone; a narcotic drug | charged with possession of a narcotic drug and public intoxication; pled guilty to possession of a narcotic drug; had waste in pocket from work consisting of a Dilaudid pill and a Hydrocodone pill; terminated from Methodist Hospital | not stated | pled guilty in January 2025; completed probation in January 2026; terminated in August 2024; was unsuccessfully discharged from ISNAP in July 2025; board recommended renewal on indefinite probation, reengagement with ISNAP, a 3- to 5-year RMA, and CEUs | none documented | source |
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Osage Beach Nurse Anesthetist Diverted Fentanyl from Hospital Operating Rooms
2024-12-16
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Missouri Osage Beach, Missouri |
Lake Regional Hospital operating rooms, Osage Beach, Missouri | Fentanyl and hydromorphone | Scanned vials to generate labels affixed to saline-filled syringes, pulled extra vials during procedures, and falsified patient charts | not stated | Pleaded guilty Dec. 16, 2024, to obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation; faces up to 4 years in prison | none documented | source |
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ICU nurse at Mercy Hospital in Ardmore pleaded guilty to stealing fentanyl and hydromorphone and swapping pain medication with tap water
2023-09
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Oklahoma Ardmore, OK |
Mercy Hospital in Ardmore | fentanyl and hydromorphone | Stole fentanyl and hydromorphone intended for ICU patients and swapped pain medication with tap water in March and April 2022. | not stated | Pleaded guilty to tampering with pain medications; admitted and confessed to the conduct. | none documented | source |
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VA Urgent Care Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Hydromorphone
2020-05-28
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Louisiana Pineville, Louisiana |
VA Medical Center Urgent Care Clinic (Pineville, LA) | Hydromorphone | Logged into narcotics cabinet under patients' names without orders; refilled vials with saline | not stated | Pleaded guilty May 28, 2020 | none documented | source |
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Jacksonville Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Injectable Painkillers
2019-12-06
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Florida Jacksonville, Florida |
Jacksonville-area hospitals (Jacksonville, FL) | Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) injectable syringes | Extracted drug from syringes, refilled with saline, returned to inventory | not stated | Pleaded guilty Dec 6, 2019; faced up to 10 years | none documented | source |
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ED Nurse Transmits Hepatitis C to Patients at Good Samaritan Hospital
2018-05
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Washington Puyallup, Washington |
ED nurse, Good Samaritan Hospital (Puyallup, WA) | Hydromorphone and fentanyl vials | Diverted injectable narcotics for personal use, reused contaminated needles on patients, exposing 12 to hepatitis C | not stated | Pleaded guilty Sept 5, 2023 to tampering with a consumer product; faced up to 10 years | $4,000,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Former hospital nurse in Douglas charged with stealing and diluting hydromorphone and meperidine
2017-10
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Wyoming Douglas, WY |
Memorial Hospital of Converse County | hydromorphone (Dilaudid) and meperidine (Demerol) | Alleged tampering with consumer products by removing some or all of hydromorphone and meperidine and replacing the drugs with saline solution; alleged acquiring Schedule II controlled substances by removing them from their containers and replacing them with saline solution. A hospital spokesman said the former nurse admitted to stealing hydromorphone. | not stated | Pleaded not guilty to four counts; placed on administrative leave and license suspended by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing; remains free on an unsecured bond and a trial was set. | none documented | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.