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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Registered nurse accused of diverting morphine from OrthoNebraska surgical unit
2026-08
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Nebraska Omaha, NE |
OrthoNebraska | morphine (4 mg vials) | Alleged entering fictitious orders in patient charts to divert morphine for himself; admitted diverting morphine by adding or changing the ordered amount, charting the difference, or charting medical 'waste'; accessed automated medication dispensing machine, sometimes using co-workers' login information. | not stated | Booked on seven felony counts of intentionally violating a narcotic drug law; placed on leave then later fired; scheduled court appearance. Nebraska nursing license was listed as active until Oct. 31, 2026, as of the report, with no disciplinary information shown. | none documented | source |
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Utah Nurse Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2026)
2026
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Utah Utah |
Registered nurse at an unnamed assisted living facility; Utah AG Medicaid Fraud Control Unit investigation (Utah) | Fentanyl, oxycodone, morphine | Charge as worded in the source: eight felonies: burglary; six counts of identity fraud; pattern of unlawful activity | not stated | Charged (2026); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source; license revoked | none documented | source |
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Facility Administrator Sentenced for Diverting Opioids From Five Senior-Care Facilities
2025-05-28
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Iowa Iowa |
Administrator, five nursing and senior living facilities, Iowa (Sept. 2021-Nov. 2022) | Fentanyl patches, hydrocodone, morphine, oxycodone | Stole medications from facilities' narcotics emergency kits and locked medication carts and rooms | not stated | Sentenced May 28, 2025 to 3 years probation, a $5,000 fine, and $1,975.61 restitution | $5,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Illinois nursing-facility administrator sentenced to probation for diverting opioids from emergency kits and medication carts
2025-05-28
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Illinois | At least five healthcare facilities (federal case prosecuted in the Southern District of Iowa) | Fentanyl patches, hydrocodone, morphine, oxycodone | not stated | Administrator at nursing and senior living facilities | not stated | none documented | source |
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Traveling Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Morphine at Massachusetts Rehabilitation Facility
2025-04-04
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Massachusetts Danvers, Massachusetts |
Traveling/contract registered nurse, nursing and rehabilitation facility, Danvers, MA (assignment Dec. 2021-May 2022) | Morphine | Diverted morphine from patient-assigned bottles and diluted the remaining liquid to disguise the theft; caught via a law-enforcement controlled operation comparing bottles before and after her shift | not stated | Pleaded guilty Nov. 2024 to tampering with a consumer product; sentenced April 4, 2025 to 3 months prison plus 2 years supervised release, barred from nursing or controlled-substance-access work | none documented | source |
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Contract Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Morphine at Kentucky Elder-Care Facility
2025-03-25
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Kentucky Lawrenceburg, Kentucky |
Contract registered nurse, elder/infirm-care health facility, Lawrenceburg, KY (Jan.-Aug. 2023) | Morphine | Stole morphine prescribed for three patients, replaced it with water and blue food coloring, and administered the tampered substance to at least one patient | not stated | Pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product; sentenced March 25, 2025 to 60 months in federal prison plus 3 years supervised release | none documented | source |
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Kentucky Nurse Sentenced Over Elder-Care Morphine Substitution
2025-03-24
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Kentucky Lawrenceburg, Kentucky |
Heritage Hall Rehab & Wellness Center, Anderson County (Lawrenceburg), KY | Morphine | On August 27, 2023, took morphine prescribed for three patients with significant disease and pain concerns and replaced it with water and blue food coloring made to resemble the real medication; took at least seven syringes of stolen morphine and administered the tampered substitute to at least one patient | not stated | Sentenced March 24, 2025, to 60 months in federal prison for tampering with a consumer product, plus three years of supervised release | none documented | source |
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New Hampshire Nurse Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2025)
2025
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New Hampshire New Hampshire |
Nurse (New Hampshire) | Fentanyl, oxycodone, morphine, hydromorphone | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Charged (2025); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source; license surrendered (New Hampshire Board of Nursing) | none documented | source |
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