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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Florida Pharmacist Sentenced to Over 7 Years in Prison for Massive Illegal Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy
2026-10-30
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Florida Margate and Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Two pharmacies she owned and operated, in Margate and Pembroke Pines, Florida | Oxycodone 30mg, the maximum available strength; at least 335,351 pills dispensed during the conspiracy | Dispensed oxycodone to nearly all customers with no medical need, charged about 10 times the typical cost in cash only, released pills to dealers picking up for dozens of absent patients, and kept the doors locked during business hours, admitting only identified customers | not stated | Convicted by a jury after a two-week trial in July 2026 of conspiracy to illegally distribute drugs and five counts of illegal drug distribution; sentenced to 90 months in prison; co-defendant pleaded guilty to conspiracy and awaits sentencing | none documented | source |
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Emergency Department Physician Pleads Guilty to 19 Counts of Illegally Prescribing Opioids and Stimulants
2026-10-21
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Florida Pensacola, Florida |
Hospital emergency departments and other medical offices in and around Escambia County, Florida; prescriptions written 2020-2025 and filled at pharmacies in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties | Over 22,000 opioid pills (primarily oxycodone and hydrocodone) and over 3,000 stimulant pills (primarily Adderall or generic equivalents), at least 25,500 controlled-substance pills in total | Wrote, signed and distributed prescriptions with no determination of a legitimate medical purpose, no physical examination, no review of prior medical and prescribing records and no record of the encounter, in whatever drug, strength and quantity the requester asked for | not stated | Pleaded guilty Oct. 21, 2026 to 19 counts of unlawfully distributing or dispensing controlled substances; sentencing set for Jan. 14, 2027, up to 20 years' imprisonment per count | none documented | source |
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Fitchburg Nursing Facility LPN Replaced Hospice Patients' Oxycodone with Lookalike Pills
2026-09-23
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Massachusetts Fitchburg, MA |
A healthcare facility in Fitchburg, MA (skilled nursing and dementia care units; Sept. 2024 – Feb. 2025) | Oxycodone (5 mg and 10 mg tablets) | Took patients' "as needed" oxycodone doses for personal use, then replaced 5 mg pills with lookalike loratadine (an allergy medication) and a memory care patient's 10 mg pills with levothyroxine (a thyroid medication) | not stated | Pleaded guilty Sept. 23, 2026, in federal court in Worcester to one count of tampering with a consumer product (up to 10 years); sentencing set for Jan. 7, 2027 | none documented | source |
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Fort Walton Beach Gastroenterologist Pays $300,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Prescribing Allegations
2026-09-21
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Florida Fort Walton Beach, Florida |
Gastroenterology practice, Fort Walton Beach, FL | Oxycodone-acetaminophen, hydrocodone-acetaminophen, lorazepam, alprazolam, clonazepam, and tramadol | Unlawfully prescribed at least 127 controlled-substance prescriptions from Jun 2023 to Mar 2025 while maintaining no patient records | not stated | Civil settlement: $300,000, agreed not to reapply for a Schedule II/IIN DEA registration, additional DEA monitoring, announced Sep 21, 2026 | $300,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Denver Hospital Case Coordinator Sentenced to 18 Months for Tampering With Patients' Oxycodone Prescriptions
2026-09-17
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Colorado Denver, Colorado |
Case management coordinator with medical-record access, hospital / in-house pharmacy (Denver, CO) | Oxycodone prescriptions belonging to ~127 patients, Dec 2023-Jul 2024 | Used patients' identifying information to pick up their prescriptions, replaced pills with ibuprofen, aspirin, acetaminophen, or loratadine | not stated | Pleaded guilty Mar 12, 2026; sentenced Sept 17, 2026 to 18 months in federal prison | none documented | source |
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Virginia Physician's DEA Registration Revoked After Concurrent Opioid-Benzodiazepine Prescribing Killed Two Patients
2026-08-28
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Virginia Great Falls, Virginia |
Physician (M.D.), outpatient office practice, Great Falls, Virginia | Oxycodone/acetaminophen 10 mg/325 mg (Schedule II) and diazepam 5 mg (Schedule IV), prescribed concurrently | Concurrent opioid-benzodiazepine prescribing with no documented extenuating circumstances, no documented risk counseling, no lowest-effective-dose prescribing and no opioid reversal agent; both patients died of acute intoxication from the combination (March-April 2025) | not stated | DEA registration revoked and pending applications denied by final agency order (default) published Aug. 28, 2026; effective Sept. 28, 2026 | none documented | source |
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Celina Pharmacy Owner and Two Pharmacies Banned from Handling Controlled Substances
2026-08-10
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Tennessee Celina, Tennessee |
Dale Hollow Pharmacy + Xpress Pharmacy, Celina, TN | Oxycodone and other opioids, dispensed despite diversion red flags | Dispensed controlled substances without valid prescriptions/outside legitimate practice; falsely billed Medicare | not stated | Consent judgment $450,000 + CS ban through 2040 — entered Aug 3, 2026 (Weir separately sentenced Jun 18, 2026 to 24 months + $1.4M restitution) | $1,419,974 (restitution) | source |
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Missouri nurse forged oxycodone and Percocet prescriptions using a coworker's pad and DEA number
2026-07-10
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Missouri | Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas; prescriptions filled at pharmacies in Kansas and Missouri | Oxycodone and Percocet (13 forged prescriptions; 1,980 tablets total) | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.