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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Emergency Department Physician Pleads Guilty to 19 Counts of Illegally Prescribing Opioids and Stimulants
2026-10-21
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Florida Pensacola, Florida |
Hospital emergency departments and other medical offices in and around Escambia County, Florida; prescriptions written 2020-2025 and filled at pharmacies in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties | Over 22,000 opioid pills (primarily oxycodone and hydrocodone) and over 3,000 stimulant pills (primarily Adderall or generic equivalents), at least 25,500 controlled-substance pills in total | Wrote, signed and distributed prescriptions with no determination of a legitimate medical purpose, no physical examination, no review of prior medical and prescribing records and no record of the encounter, in whatever drug, strength and quantity the requester asked for | not stated | Pleaded guilty Oct. 21, 2026 to 19 counts of unlawfully distributing or dispensing controlled substances; sentencing set for Jan. 14, 2027, up to 20 years' imprisonment per count | none documented | source |
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Denver Hospital Case Coordinator Sentenced to 18 Months for Tampering With Patients' Oxycodone Prescriptions
2026-09-17
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Colorado Denver, Colorado |
Case management coordinator with medical-record access, hospital / in-house pharmacy (Denver, CO) | Oxycodone prescriptions belonging to ~127 patients, Dec 2023-Jul 2024 | Used patients' identifying information to pick up their prescriptions, replaced pills with ibuprofen, aspirin, acetaminophen, or loratadine | not stated | Pleaded guilty Mar 12, 2026; sentenced Sept 17, 2026 to 18 months in federal prison | none documented | source |
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Ohio Pharmacy Technician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2025)
2025
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Ohio Ohio |
Certified pharmacy technician at a hospital in Mayfield Heights, Ohio (Ohio) | 103 grams of oxycodone and 77.5 grams of a mixture containing fentanyl | Charge as worded in the source: possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2025) to 36 months in prison | none documented | source |
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VA Nurse Diverted Narcotics from Dying Veterans at West Haven VA
2024-09-12
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Connecticut West Haven, Connecticut |
RN, West Haven VA Medical Center ICU (West Haven, CT) | Fentanyl, hydromorphone, oxycodone | Ingested "waste" portions of patients' narcotics, including repeatedly dosing a braindead patient with fentanyl to divert the excess; falsified VA records to show narcotics as properly administered or disposed of | not stated | Pleaded guilty Jun 18, 2024 to obtaining controlled substances by fraud/subterfuge; sentenced to 2 years probation, first 6 months in home confinement | none documented | 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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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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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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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.