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Showing 6 of 931 cases.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Pharmacist Sentenced for Diverting Controlled Substances From Mason City Pharmacies
2025-06-17
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Iowa Mason City, Iowa |
Pharmacist employed at three retail pharmacies in Mason City, IA, 2008-2023 | Codeine, phentermine, alprazolam, clonazepam, lorazepam, pregabalin, tramadol | Created unauthorized prescriptions in existing patients' names, falsified prescription and inventory records — mostly after hours — then filled and paid for the prescriptions herself | not stated | Pleaded guilty Feb. 7, 2025; sentenced June 17, 2025 to 1 month in federal prison plus 1 year supervised release | none documented | source |
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Ohio Pharmacist Sentenced in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2025)
2025
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Ohio Ohio |
Pharmacist (Ohio) | Hydrocodone, tramadol | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2025) to 24 months probation; license surrendered | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse diverted oxycodone, hydrocodone/acetaminophen, and hydromorphone from patients at a Madison medical center
2022-10
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Wisconsin Madison, WI |
a medical center in Madison, Wisconsin | oxycodone, hydrocodone/acetaminophen, morphine, hydromorphone, and tramadol | Admitted diverting pain medications from patients for personal use over about 1.5 years, totaling approximately 100 patients and 200 dosages; admitted diverting specific doses of oxycodone, hydrocodone/acetaminophen, and liquid hydromorphone on June 12 and 13, 2021; charted that a patient had already received pain medication when the patient asked for it; and pled guilty to acquiring hydrocodone/acetaminophen, oxycodone, and hydromorphone by misrepresentation/fraud/deception by entering patient information into the automated dispensing cabinet and removing controlled substances for personal use. | not stated | Voluntary surrender of nursing license accepted; ordered to pay $904 in costs; cannot petition for reinstatement for at least one year; federal sentence of three years probation and a $3,500 fine. | none documented | source |
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Nebraska City Nurse Diverted Thousands of Opioid Tablets from an Assisted-Living Facility
2021-10-20
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Nebraska Nebraska City, NE |
Assisted-living facility, Nebraska City, NE | Hydrocodone, tramadol, and oxycodone | Repeatedly ordered opioid refills for residents that were never logged as administered; audit found over 6,000 tablets missing across 23 residents | not stated | Sentenced Oct 20, 2021, to three years of probation and a $5,000 fine | none documented | source |
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Rawlins physician sentenced federally for dispensing medically unnecessary controlled substances
2020-12
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Wyoming Rawlins, WY |
medical practice in Rawlins, Wyoming | oxycodone, alprazolam, hydrocodone, tramadol and other controlled substances | Pleaded guilty to 20 counts of dispensing medically unnecessary controlled substances; prosecutors said some patients were addicts or became addicted, that drugs were traded for sexual favors, and that 430 oxycodone pills were prescribed to a young female patient in return for lewd photographs. | not stated | Sentenced to 20 concurrent five-year prison terms, six years of supervised release, a $2,000 special assessment and $400 restitution; license previously suspended by the state medical board. | 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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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.