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Showing 2 of 931 cases.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Hospice Nurse Stole Morphine from Dying Patient, Replaced with Cranberry Juice
2024-01
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Texas Clifton, Texas |
RN, Clifton Lutheran Sunset Ministries hospice (Clifton, TX) | Morphine | Stole morphine from a hospice patient, refilled the container with cranberry juice to conceal the theft | not stated | Convicted of injury to the elderly + diversion of a controlled substance; sentenced to 4 years prison + 2 yrs probation | none documented | source |
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Former Trinity Home Health/Hospice nurses accused of diluting and diverting patients' morphine and hydromorphone
2014-09
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North Dakota Minot, ND |
Trinity Home Health/Hospice | morphine and hydromorphone; prescription pain medication | Allegedly diluted nursing home patients' medications; administered morphine instead of hydromorphone; brought unused medication back to the office after a patient died and ingested it; investigation found multiple instances of drug diversion. | not stated | Charges across suspects include Endangering a Vulnerable Adult (B felony), Conspiracy (C felony), and Theft of Property (C felony); two former nurses voluntarily surrendered their nursing licenses after admitting to the drug-diversion allegations; arrest warrants were issued. | none documented | source |
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Every case states When (date) and Where (state) — 931 of 931. Beyond that, a blank cell means the source record does not state that fact, not that it did not happen:
- Setting: stated in 850 of 931 cases (91%)
- Drug: stated in 858 of 931 cases (92%)
- Method: stated in 675 of 931 cases (73%)
- Prosecution status: stated in 675 of 931 cases (73%); a documented penalty (fine, settlement, or restitution) exists for 107 of 931 cases (11%)
- Role: stated in only 255 of 931 cases (27%) — filtering or sorting by role silently hides the rest of the registry, which may still describe the same role in prose without a structured field
Disclaimer
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.