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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Confluence Health Clinic Nurse Tampered with Morphine Vials
2021-12-07
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Washington Moses Lake, Washington |
Outpatient clinic (Confluence Health), Washington | Morphine | Removed morphine from vials with a syringe, replaced it with saline, and glued vial caps back to conceal the tampering | not stated | Pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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Westfield Nursing Facility Nurse Diluted Hospice Patient's Morphine
2021-03-30
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Massachusetts Westfield, Massachusetts |
Nursing facility (Governor's Center), Westfield, Massachusetts | Liquid morphine | Removed morphine from a hospice patient's prescribed bottle and diluted the remainder with another substance | not stated | Pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product; sentencing scheduled for June 2021 | 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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Pennsylvania Nurse Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2021)
2021
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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania |
Nurse (Pennsylvania) | Oxycodone, morphine, methylphenidate | 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 | none documented | source |
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Nurse Sentenced to 5 Years for Tampering with Hospice Patient's Morphine
2020-09-14
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Massachusetts Danvers / Amesbury, Massachusetts |
RN, Hunt Nursing and Rehab (Danvers, MA) + Maplewood Care and Rehab (Amesbury, MA) | Morphine sulfate | Extracted morphine from patients' prescribed bottles, diluted to as little as 1.2%-26% of prescribed concentration by refilling with another liquid | not stated | Pleaded guilty Jul 2019; sentenced to 60 months + 3 yrs supervised release | none documented | source |
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Ohio Nurse Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2020)
2020
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Ohio Ohio |
Nurse (Ohio) | Hydromorphone, morphine | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; conviction date 2020-01-14; convicted (2020); sentence not reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Connecticut LPN placed on probation after Massachusetts license suspension for diverting opioids
2019-07
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Connecticut | Nursing employment in Massachusetts, September 2016 to January 2018 | Roxanol (morphine), Dilaudid (hydromorphone) and/or oxycodone | not stated | Licensed practical nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Hilo clinic physician and employees accused of unlawfully distributing opioids
2019-02
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Hawaii Hilo, HI |
a medical clinic in Hilo | hydrocodone, oxycodone, fentanyl and morphine | accused of prescribing and unlawfully distributing powerful narcotics, sedatives and opioids such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, fentanyl and morphine | not stated | arrested; scheduled to stand trial in U.S. District Court in June | none documented | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.