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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Fort Walton Beach Gastroenterologist Pays $300,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Prescribing Allegations
2026-09-21
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Florida Fort Walton Beach, Florida |
Gastroenterology practice, Fort Walton Beach, FL | Oxycodone-acetaminophen, hydrocodone-acetaminophen, lorazepam, alprazolam, clonazepam, and tramadol | Unlawfully prescribed at least 127 controlled-substance prescriptions from Jun 2023 to Mar 2025 while maintaining no patient records | not stated | Civil settlement: $300,000, agreed not to reapply for a Schedule II/IIN DEA registration, additional DEA monitoring, announced Sep 21, 2026 | $300,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Registered nurse removed fentanyl from medication safe without order or documentation and failed to document controlled substance administration/wasting; license revoked
2026-04
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Oregon | Grants Pass Surgery Center, Hearthstone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Bay Area Hospital | fentanyl, oxycodone, hydromorphone, alprazolam, lorazepam, tramadol | removed fentanyl from a medication safe without a written order or documentation; failed to document administration or wasting of controlled substances; wasted oxycodone without allowing a witness to verify the medication; delayed wasting of controlled substances | not stated | Registered nurse license revoked | none documented | source |
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Vermont hospital endoscopy unit nurse diverted fentanyl and sedatives intended for patients
2026-03-05
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Vermont Barre, Vermont |
Licensed practical nurse, endoscopy unit, Central Vermont Medical Center (Barre, VT) | Fentanyl, meperidine, and midazolam | not stated | not stated | Charged with felony fraud or deceit involving a regulated drug; pleaded not guilty at March 5, 2026 arraignment | none documented | source |
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Portland Mental Health Clinic Pays $20,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Violations
2026-01-26
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Maine Portland, Maine |
Mental health clinic, Portland, ME (Riverbird, LLC) | Lorazepam and other controlled substances kept by the clinic | Failed to report known diversion by a clinic physician to DEA; no post-ownership-change inventory; incomplete controlled-substance recordkeeping | not stated | Civil settlement: $20,000 + 3-year DEA Memorandum of Understanding, announced Jan 26, 2026; no admission of liability | $20,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Former Boston-Area ICU Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Fentanyl and Versed from Intubated Patient
2026-01-15
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Massachusetts Needham, Massachusetts |
ICU nurse, Boston-area hospital | Versed (midazolam) and fentanyl | On a July 16, 2022 overnight shift caring for an intubated, immobile ICU patient, checked out a bag of Versed and three bags of fentanyl without scanning them into the patient's medical records; found slumped over with three syringes in her pocket | not stated | Pleaded guilty Nov 2025 to unlawfully obtaining controlled substances by fraud; sentenced Jan 15, 2026 to 3 years probation + 100 hours community service | none documented | source |
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Pharmacy technician diverted alprazolam, zolpidem and other controlled substances from a national pharmacy chain in Easton, Maryland, by taking pills from bottles
2025-12
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Maryland Easton, MD |
a national pharmacy chain, at two stores in Easton, Maryland | Alprazolam (Xanax), zolpidem (Ambien), carisoprodol (Soma), diazepam, eszopiclone (Lunesta), and clonazepam | Stole controlled substances from the pharmacy's stores by taking them from pill bottles; was seen consuming alprazolam tablets and placing additional tablets in a lab coat pocket; admitted stealing multiple controlled substances. | not stated | Final order of revocation of pharmacy technician registration; registration revoked. | none documented | source |
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Yale New Haven Hospital nurse sentenced to federal prison for lorazepam tampering
2025-10
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Connecticut | Hospital, secure medication storage | Lorazepam | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Chicago pharmacy settles federal claims after technicians diverted hydrocodone
2025-09-15
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Illinois | Retail pharmacy, Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago | Hydrocodone (more than 56,000 pills); records also deficient for hydrocodone-acetaminophen and alprazolam | not stated | Two pharmacy technicians | not stated | none documented | source |
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