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Showing 248 of 931 cases · page 3 of 31.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Metro-Detroit pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to health care fraud and illegal oxycodone distribution
2026-05
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Michigan | Three metro-Detroit retail pharmacies | Oxycodone | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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South Carolina Practical Nurse Charged Over Care Facility Oxycodone Theft
2026-05
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South Carolina Simpsonville, South Carolina |
Simpsonville Post Acute, Simpsonville, SC (Greenville County) | Oxycodone (Schedule II) | Took a quantity of Oxycodone belonging to a resident on October 8, 2025, and diverted the medication for personal use | not stated | Charged with theft of a controlled substance and booked at the Greenville County Detention Center, reported May 2026 | none documented | source |
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Former Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Redistributing Patients' Unused Opioid Pills
2026-04-13
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New York Auburn, New York |
Nurse practitioner, medical practice with offices in Auburn and Fulton, NY | Oxycodone and other prescribed controlled substances — 32g of oxycodone found Feb 22, 2022 | Collected unused prescribed drugs returned by patients (not authorized under federal law), redistributed them to other patients as loose pills without a prescription or medical documentation, without checking NY's I-STOP monitoring program | not stated | Pleaded guilty Apr 9, 2026 to possessing controlled substances with intent to distribute; sentencing set for Aug 18, 2026, plea agreement calls for 52 months + 3 yrs supervised release | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse removed fentanyl from medication safe without order or documentation and failed to document controlled substance administration/wasting; license revoked
2026-04
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Oregon | Grants Pass Surgery Center, Hearthstone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Bay Area Hospital | fentanyl, oxycodone, hydromorphone, alprazolam, lorazepam, tramadol | removed fentanyl from a medication safe without a written order or documentation; failed to document administration or wasting of controlled substances; wasted oxycodone without allowing a witness to verify the medication; delayed wasting of controlled substances | not stated | Registered nurse license revoked | none documented | source |
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Hospital nurse accused of stealing opioids from patients at Grand Strand Medical Center
2026-04
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South Carolina Horry County, SC |
Grand Strand Medical Center | oxycodone, hydromorphone, and fentanyl | Allegedly stole opioid drugs on six separate occasions while working at the hospital, under the guise of providing them to patients, and then either failed to document taking them or fraudulently documented them as administered to a patient. | not stated | Arrested on several charges of theft of controlled substances and violating drug distribution law; released after posting $12,000 bail. | none documented | source |
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Kansas Pharmacist Indicted for Stealing Adderall, Vyvanse, Ritalin and Oxycodone from Employer
2026-03-30
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Kansas Maize, Kansas |
Pharmacist (Maize, KS; employer not named in filing) | Amphetamine (Adderall), lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse), methylphenidate (Ritalin), and oxycodone | Allegedly used his position as a pharmacist to acquire the drugs from his employer without authorization, for personal use | not stated | Indicted Mar 30, 2026 on one count of acquiring a controlled substance by deception/subterfuge; case pending | none documented | source |
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Rehabilitation center nurse accused of stealing patients' painkillers and drug logs
2026-03
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Utah Sandy, UT |
a rehabilitation center in Sandy, Utah | Oxycodone, Methadone, Tramadol and Gabapentin | Alleged to have stolen medications and drug logs from patients at the rehabilitation center where the nurse worked; police stated the nurse admitted to taking medications over the previous two months, allegedly taking drugs from patients who had multiple packs knowing they would not notice they were missing. | not stated | Arrested and booked into the Salt Lake County Jail; charged with one felony count of pattern of unlawful activity and several misdemeanors including theft and intentional abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult. | none documented | source |
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Oklahoma Pharmacist Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2026)
2026
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Oklahoma Oklahoma |
Pharmacist (Oklahoma) | Oxycodone | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Charged (2026); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source | none documented | source |
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