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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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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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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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Celina Pharmacy Owner and Two Pharmacies Banned from Handling Controlled Substances
2026-08-10
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Tennessee Celina, Tennessee |
Dale Hollow Pharmacy + Xpress Pharmacy, Celina, TN | Oxycodone and other opioids, dispensed despite diversion red flags | Dispensed controlled substances without valid prescriptions/outside legitimate practice; falsely billed Medicare | not stated | Consent judgment $450,000 + CS ban through 2040 — entered Aug 3, 2026 (Weir separately sentenced Jun 18, 2026 to 24 months + $1.4M restitution) | $1,419,974 (restitution) | source |
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Former Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Redistributing Patients' Unused Opioid Pills
2026-04-13
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New York Auburn, New York |
Nurse practitioner, medical practice with offices in Auburn and Fulton, NY | Oxycodone and other prescribed controlled substances — 32g of oxycodone found Feb 22, 2022 | Collected unused prescribed drugs returned by patients (not authorized under federal law), redistributed them to other patients as loose pills without a prescription or medical documentation, without checking NY's I-STOP monitoring program | not stated | Pleaded guilty Apr 9, 2026 to possessing controlled substances with intent to distribute; sentencing set for Aug 18, 2026, plea agreement calls for 52 months + 3 yrs supervised release | none documented | source |
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Kansas Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2026)
2026
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Kansas Kansas |
Nurse (Kansas) | Oxycodone | Charge as worded in the source: possession of a controlled substance by deception and subterfuge | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2026) to 36 months probation, $5,000 fine | $5,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Appleton Nurse Practitioner Sentenced for Unlawful Opioid Prescribing Scheme
2025-12-18
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Wisconsin Appleton, Wisconsin |
not stated | Oxycodone and other opioids | Prescribed opioids to patients with no medical need in exchange for the patients filling the prescriptions and returning half or more of the pills to her for personal use | Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner, Appleton, WI | Pleaded guilty Aug 13, 2025; sentenced Dec 18, 2025 to 16 months in federal prison plus 3 years supervised release | none documented | source |
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Houston Cash-Only Pharmacy Owner and Three Pharmacists Sentenced for Pill Mill Scheme
2025-09-25
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Texas Houston, Texas |
Cash-only retail pharmacy, Houston, TX | Hydrocodone and oxycodone (Schedule II/III) | Dispensed controlled substances against fraudulent prescriptions, issued in stolen physicians' names, to individuals posing as patients for drug traffickers | not stated | Owner and three pharmacists sentenced Sept. 25, 2025 to 20 months-12 years in prison plus forfeiture orders | $2,600,000 (forfeiture) | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.