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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Connecticut Nurse Convicted in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2020)
2020
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Connecticut Connecticut |
Nurse (Connecticut) | Oxycodone | Charge as worded in the source: writing prescriptions for controlled substances outside the scope of professional practice | not stated | Pleaded guilty; convicted (2020); sentence not reported in the source | 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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Phoenix-Area Pharmacist and Technician Diverted More Than 200,000 Opioid Tablets from Two Pharmacies
2018-11-28
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Arizona Peoria / Phoenix, AZ |
Two retail pharmacies, Phoenix metro area, AZ | Oxycodone, hydrocodone, alprazolam, and promethazine with codeine | Processed fraudulent prescriptions through two pharmacies to distribute over 200,000 opioid tablets and thousands of alprazolam tablets into the community | not stated | Convicted of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and launder proceeds; sentenced Nov 28, 2018, to 120 months (pharmacist) and 48 months (technician) in prison | none documented | source |
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Kentucky Pharmacist Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2018)
2018
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Kentucky Kentucky |
Pharmacist and owner of a pharmacy in Ashland, Kentucky (Kentucky) | Oxycodone, hydrocodone | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; convicted (2018); sentence not reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Michigan Physician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2017)
2017
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Michigan Michigan |
Physician (Michigan) | Oxycodone, hydromorphone | Charge as worded in the source: five counts of unlawfully distributing Oxycodone and Dilaudid | not stated | Convicted by a jury at trial; convicted (2017); sentence not reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Missouri Physician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2017)
2017
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Missouri Missouri |
Physician (Missouri) | Oxycodone, hydrocodone | Charge as worded in the source: fraudulently obtaining pain relief drugs, including Percocet and Norco, by writing over seventy false prescriptions | not stated | Pleaded guilty; convicted (2017); sentence not reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Michigan Physician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2017, case 2)
2017
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Michigan Michigan |
Physician (Michigan) | Oxycodone | Charge as worded in the source: four counts of unlawfully distributing Oxycodone | not stated | Convicted by a jury at trial; convicted (2017); sentence not reported in the source | none documented | source |
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Hospital pharmacist convicted of stealing oxycodone and Ambien from Mid Coast Hospital for personal use
2013-10
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Maine Brunswick, ME |
Mid Coast Hospital | Oxycodone and Ambien | Diverted Oxycodone and Ambien from the hospital for personal use; pleaded guilty to two counts of Stealing Drugs in connection with a series of thefts in 2011 and 2012. | not stated | Convicted after guilty plea; sentenced to 2 years imprisonment with all but 14 days suspended and 2 years probation on the felony Oxycodone charge; concurrent 14 days imprisonment on the misdemeanor Ambien charge; ordered to pay $800 in fines; probation condition prohibiting employment with access to controlled substances; pharmacist license revoked in April 2012. | none documented | source |
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