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Showing 248 of 931 cases · page 23 of 31.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Minnesota pharmacy chain pays $225,000 to resolve Controlled Substances Act claims after pharmacist-in-charge diverted opioids
2019-06-11
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Minnesota | Retail pharmacy chain in Minnesota | Schedule II opioids including oxycodone and hydrocodone | not stated | Pharmacist-in-charge of a retail store (employee); employer pharmacy chain settled civil claims | not stated | none documented | source |
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Nurse practitioner forged physicians' signatures to issue unauthorized controlled-substance prescriptions at two Montgomery pill-mill practices
2019-06
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Alabama Montgomery, AL |
Family Practice and Mercy Family Health Care, Montgomery medical practices | fentanyl, hydrocodone, oxycodone, alprazolam, and methadone | Convicted at trial of issuing unnecessary and illegitimate prescriptions for controlled substances and, because she lacked authority as a nurse practitioner to refill Schedule II prescriptions without physician approval, forging physicians' signatures on those prescriptions; the unnecessary office visits and unlawful prescriptions were billed to insurers. Conduct spanned 2013 through 2016, initially at a Montgomery medical practice and later at a second practice she opened. | not stated | Convicted by federal jury on 17 counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances, one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, four counts of health care fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud; sentenced to 10 years and received enhancements for obstructing justice and abuse of trust. | none documented | source |
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Louisiana federal settlement with drug distributor over civil penalty claims
2019-05-24
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Louisiana | Wholesale drug distribution; matter handled by the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana and DEA | Oxycodone (release is tagged to oxycodone; excerpt gives no further drug detail) | not stated | Pharmaceutical drug distributor (company, not an individual) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Charlotte pharmacy technician convicted of embezzling oxycodone via fraudulent prescription
2019-05-09
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North Carolina | Retail chain pharmacy drive-thru, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County | Oxycodone (with a Percocet prescription also presented) | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Las Vegas nurse sentenced for illegally prescribing hydrocodone and oxycodone in a cash-for-prescriptions scheme
2019-05
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Nevada Las Vegas, NV |
not stated | hydrocodone and oxycodone | Alleged and admitted conduct: arranged with a surgical technician and a physician to give hydrocodone and oxycodone to patients without a legitimate medical purpose in exchange for cash, and wrote illegal prescriptions without a medical purpose; also billed Medicare and Medicaid for prescriptions for lidocaine, modafinil and diclofenac sodium without having examined the patient. | not stated | Pleaded guilty to eight counts of distribution of a controlled substance and eight counts of health care fraud; sentenced to more than six years in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $3,749,121 in restitution. | none documented | source |
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Utah County sheriff's evidence technician charged with taking drugs slated for destruction
2019-05
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Utah | Utah County Sheriff's Office evidence handling | Hydrocodone or OxyContin | not stated | Former forensic technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Morgantown pharmacist sentenced to 121 months for distributing oxycodone outside professional practice
2019-05
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West Virginia | Pharmacy practice in Morgantown / Monongalia County, WV | Oxycodone (more than 7,400 grams) | not stated | Licensed pharmacist | not stated | none documented | source |
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Lewiston pharmacy technician sentenced to 54 months after stealing nearly 60,000 pills from employer
2019-04-09
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Idaho | Retail pharmacy in Lewiston | Hydrocodone, oxycodone, lorazepam | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.