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Showing 248 of 931 cases · page 16 of 31.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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DC emergency nurse's diversion surfaced by automated dispensing cabinet audit
2022-01-14
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District of Columbia Washington, DC |
Emergency room registered nurse, Providence Hospital and United Medical Center, Washington, DC | Narcotics removed from hospital stock; admitted addiction to oxycodone and tramadol | not stated | not stated | not stated | none documented | source |
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Physician pleads guilty to illegally prescribing opioids and falsifying records at a Lake Milton medical office
2022-01
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Ohio Lake Milton, OH |
a medical office in Lake Milton, Ohio | opioids including oxycodone and hydrocodone, often in combination with benzodiazepines and stimulants | illegally prescribed controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose; used false diagnoses, falsified patient pain intensity scales in medical charts, increased dosages, and prescribed for prolonged periods without evidence of efficacy; ignored urine drug screen results and warning signs of patient addiction and abuse; unlawfully prescribed opioids to two patients who later fatally overdosed and to an individual under the age of 21 | not stated | pleaded guilty to illegally distributing controlled substances, causing the deaths of two patients, unlawfully distributing a controlled substance to a person under the age of 21, and health care fraud; sentencing scheduled for May 17, 2022 | none documented | source |
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Hawaii Physician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2022)
2022
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Hawaii Hawaii |
Anesthesiology and pain management physician who runs the Puana Pain Clinic (Hawaii) | More than 7,810 oxycodone pills, worth more than $117,000 | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Convicted (2022); sentence not reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Montana Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2022)
2022
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Montana Montana |
Nurse (Montana) | Oxycodone, hydrocodone | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2022); terms are in the source | none documented | source |
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Alabama Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2022)
2022
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Alabama Alabama |
Former physician, Montgomery, Alabama (Alabama) | Oxycodone | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Sentenced (2022) to 135 months in prison | none documented | source |
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Arizona Prescriber Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2022)
2022
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Arizona Arizona |
Prescriber - nurse practitioner operating a clinic in Mesa, Arizona (Arizona) | Oxycodone | Charge as worded in the source: indicted on 14 criminal charges over alleged illegal opioid prescribing | not stated | Charged (2022); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source | none documented | source |
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South Carolina Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2022)
2022
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South Carolina South Carolina |
Licensed practical nurse at an assisted living facility in Fountain Inn, SC (South Carolina) | Oxycodone | Charge as worded in the source: unlawful possession of controlled substance (two counts); neglect of a vulnerable adult; unauthorized practice of nursing; furnishing false or fraudulent material information | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2022) to 24 months probation | none documented | source |
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Georgia Pharmacist Sentenced in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2022)
2022
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Georgia Georgia |
Pharmacist (Georgia) | Oxycodone | Charge as worded in the source: 70 counts of illegally dispensing and distributing controlled substances and one count of refusing an administrative inspection warrant | not stated | Convicted by a jury at trial; sentenced (2022) to 188 months in prison, $200,000 fine | $200,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.