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Showing 4 of 931 cases.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Fitchburg Nursing Facility LPN Replaced Hospice Patients' Oxycodone with Lookalike Pills
2026-09-23
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Massachusetts Fitchburg, MA |
A healthcare facility in Fitchburg, MA (skilled nursing and dementia care units; Sept. 2024 – Feb. 2025) | Oxycodone (5 mg and 10 mg tablets) | Took patients' "as needed" oxycodone doses for personal use, then replaced 5 mg pills with lookalike loratadine (an allergy medication) and a memory care patient's 10 mg pills with levothyroxine (a thyroid medication) | not stated | Pleaded guilty Sept. 23, 2026, in federal court in Worcester to one count of tampering with a consumer product (up to 10 years); sentencing set for Jan. 7, 2027 | none documented | source |
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Iowa Nursing Home Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Patients' Pain Medication
2020-01-28
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Iowa Manchester, Iowa |
Nursing home (Manchester, IA) | Hydrocodone, morphine, oxycodone, codeine, tramadol | Took pills from 14+ patients by deception; diluted liquid morphine with mouthwash | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced Jan 28, 2020 to 4 years | $593 (restitution) | source |
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Wayne County LPN Sentenced to Jail for Diverting Oxycodone from Nursing Home Patients
2016-01-06
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New York Newark, NY |
Nursing home (DeMay Living Center, Newark, NY) | Oxycodone and other narcotic pills | Falsified medication administration records for 14 residents while diverting the pills for personal use | not stated | Pleaded guilty June 2015; sentenced to 99 days in jail January 6, 2016 after violating plea conditions | none documented | source |
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Mississippi Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2016)
2016
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Mississippi Mississippi |
Nurse - LPN at a Eupora nursing home (Mississippi) | Hydrocodone, oxycodone | Charge as worded in the source: Medicaid fraud and obtaining a controlled substance by fraud | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2016) to 36 months in prison | none documented | source |
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- Drug: stated in 858 of 931 cases (92%)
- Method: stated in 675 of 931 cases (73%)
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.