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Showing 84 of 931 cases · page 5 of 11.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Missoula Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Opioids Flagged by Distribution Audit
2023-03-22
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Montana Missoula, Montana |
Hospital (St. Patrick Hospital) | Oxycodone, hydromorphone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, morphine | Ordered opioids at above-peer rates and diverted hospice-style waste amounts by substituting saline before disposal | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 3 years' probation (March 2023) | none documented | source |
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Michigan Pharmacist Sentenced for Selling 25,000+ Opioid Pills from His Own Pharmacy
2023-02-09
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Michigan Madison Heights, Michigan |
Retail pharmacy (Great Health Pharmacy), Madison Heights, Michigan | Oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone-acetaminophen, and promethazine with codeine | Pharmacist filled cash prescriptions for a patient recruiter, including in the names of people who never visited the pharmacy, and sold pharmacy stock bottles directly with no prescription | not stated | Sentenced February 2023, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, to 84 months in federal prison | $1,200,000 (forfeiture) | source |
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District of Columbia Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023)
2023
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District of Columbia District of Columbia |
Physician licensed in D.C. and Virginia (District of Columbia) | Oxycodone, hydrocodone | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2023) to 15 months in prison | none documented | source |
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Alabama Pharmacist Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023)
2023
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Alabama Alabama |
Pharmacist in charge of Midtown Pharmacy, Gadsden, and city school board member (Alabama) | Oxycodone, hydrocodone | Charge as worded in the source: conspiracy to distribute controlled substances; filing false tax returns | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2023) to 54 months in prison | none documented | source |
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South Dakota Pharmacist Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023)
2023
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South Dakota South Dakota |
Registered pharmacist in Scotland, SD who received controlled-substance deliveries for a hospital and pharmacy; conduct June 2019 to February 2022 (South Dakota) | Oxycodone, morphine, hydrocodone | Charge as worded in the source: Theft in Connection with Health Care; Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Misrepresentation, Fraud, Forgery, Deception, and Subterfuge (three counts) | not stated | Sentenced (2023) to 24 months probation | none documented | source |
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New York Pharmacist Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023)
2023
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New York New York |
Pharmacist (New York) | Oxycodone | Charge as worded in the source: conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone; distribution and possession of oxycodone; nine counts of filing false personal and corporate tax returns | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2023) to 60 months in prison | none documented | source |
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New York Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023)
2023
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New York New York |
Physician (New York) | Oxycodone | Charge as worded in the source: 32 counts of unlawfully distributing oxycodone to 18 patients without a legitimate medical purpose | not stated | Sentenced (2023) to 36 months in prison | none documented | source |
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Maryland Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023)
2023
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Maryland Maryland |
Physician (Maryland) | Oxycodone | Charge as worded in the source: conspiracy to distribute and dispense oxycodone | not stated | Sentenced (2023) to 18 months probation | none documented | source |
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