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Showing 84 of 931 cases · page 4 of 11.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Dodge County Hospital Nurse Diverted Oxycodone Using Automated Dispensing Cabinet Swap
2024-05-24
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Minnesota Dodge County, Minnesota |
Post-anesthesia care unit, hospital in Dodge County, Minnesota | Oxycodone (diverted alongside oxybutynin used as cover) | Withdrew two-pill oxycodone orders from an automated dispensing cabinet but gave patients only one, falsifying pain reports; also opened an oxybutynin drawer to mask additional oxycodone withdrawals | not stated | Pleaded guilty May 2024 to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse sentenced to probation for stealing OxyContin from a hospital narcotics cabinet and replacing it with other medications
2024-05
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South Dakota Canton, SD |
Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center | OxyContin | Removed OxyContin from blister packs in a narcotics cabinet and replaced it with melatonin and acetaminophen, resealed the packs, and used the stolen OxyContin for personal use; pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, and subterfuge. | not stated | Pleaded guilty on March 6, 2024; sentenced on May 24, 2024, to two years probation and a $100 special assessment; indicted by a federal grand jury in June 2023. Investigated by the FDA Office of Criminal Investigations and the DEA. | none documented | source |
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Minnesota Pharmacist in Charge Pleads Guilty to Stealing Oxycodone Bottles From Inventory
2024-04-25
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Minnesota Maplewood, Minnesota |
Pharmacist in charge, retail pharmacy (Maplewood, MN); conduct Mar 2020 – Jun 2023 | Oxycodone (bottles taken from pharmacy inventory) | Removed oxycodone bottles from the pharmacy's own stock for personal use and falsified the pharmacy's records to conceal the missing inventory | not stated | Pleaded guilty Apr 25, 2024, to one count of obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation; sentencing to be scheduled | none documented | source |
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South Dakota Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2024)
2024
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South Dakota South Dakota |
Nurse (South Dakota) | Oxycodone | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2024) to 24 months probation | none documented | source |
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Kansas Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2024)
2024
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Kansas Kansas |
Wichita physician (Kansas) | Oxycodone, methadone, alprazolam | Charge as worded in the source: conspiracy to dispense, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances; dispensing; money laundering | not stated | Sentenced (2024) to 120 months in prison | none documented | source |
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New York Health Care Worker Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2024)
2024
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New York New York |
Health Care Worker (New York) | Oxycodone | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Sentenced (2024) to 96 months in prison | none documented | source |
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Pennsylvania Prescriber Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2024)
2024
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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania |
Prescriber - former certified registered nurse practitioner (Pennsylvania) | Oxycodone | Charge as worded in the source: possession with intent to deliver, Medicaid fraud, forgery, and related charges | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2024) to 96 months probation | none documented | source |
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Alabama Pharmacist Sentenced for Diverting Tens of Thousands of Oxycodone Pills from His Own Pharmacy
2023-11-03
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Alabama Gadsden, Alabama |
Retail pharmacy (Midtown Pharmacy), Gadsden, Alabama | Oxycodone and hydrocodone | Pharmacist in charge over-ordered oxycodone from distributors, diverted the surplus stock bottles, and repackaged and resold the pills outside the pharmacy | not stated | Sentenced November 2023, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, to 54 months in prison | $110,620 (forfeiture) | source |
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