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Showing 444 of 730 cases · page 17 of 56.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Minnesota Pharmacist in Charge Pleads Guilty to Stealing Oxycodone Bottles From Inventory
2024-04-25
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Minnesota Maplewood, Minnesota |
Pharmacist in charge, retail pharmacy (Maplewood, MN); conduct Mar 2020 – Jun 2023 | Oxycodone (bottles taken from pharmacy inventory) | Removed oxycodone bottles from the pharmacy's own stock for personal use and falsified the pharmacy's records to conceal the missing inventory | not stated | Pleaded guilty Apr 25, 2024, to one count of obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation; sentencing to be scheduled | none documented | source |
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New Jersey drug manufacturer settles claims it failed to account for oxycodone, hydrocodone and temazepam
2024-04-10
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New Jersey | Drug manufacturing operations | Oxycodone, hydrocodone, temazepam | not stated | Pharmaceutical manufacturer (DEA registrant) | not stated | none documented | source |
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ICU nurse sentenced for tampering with fentanyl and hydromorphone at Ardmore hospital
2024-04
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Oklahoma Ardmore, OK |
Mercy Hospital Intensive Care Unit, Ardmore, Oklahoma | fentanyl and hydromorphone | stole fentanyl and hydromorphone intended for intensive care patients; removed the pain medication from vials, refilled the empty vials with tap water, and returned the tampered vials to the controlled storage locker; admitted the conduct | not stated | sentenced to 12 months in prison for one count of Tampering with Consumer Products; pleaded guilty on August 31, 2023 | none documented | source |
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Arkansas nurse self-reported diverting and consuming hydrocodone from employer
2024-04
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Arkansas Cabot, AR |
Cabot Health and Rehab | hydrocodone | self-reported diverting and consuming hydrocodone from employer | not stated | Self-reported; no disciplinary action stated | none documented | source |
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Arkansas rehabilitation facility nurse self-reported diverting hydrocodone
2024-04
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Arkansas | Health and rehabilitation facility in Cabot, Arkansas | Hydrocodone | not stated | Nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Labor & Delivery Nurse Stole Pain Meds from 50+ New Mothers
2024-03-27
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Iowa Waterloo, Iowa |
Labor & delivery nurse, Waterloo, Iowa hospital | Controlled substances incl. fentanyl — vial tampered with saline | Diverted medication meant for new mothers to herself; falsely charted doses as administered | not stated | Pleaded guilty Oct 12, 2023; sentenced Mar 27, 2024 to 1 yr + 1 day + 3 yrs supervised release | none documented | source |
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Former Scripps Encinitas anesthesiologist placed on seven-year probation for taking and self-administering propofol and opioids
2024-03
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California | Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas | Propofol, fentanyl, hydromorphone, midazolam | not stated | Anesthesiologist (labor and delivery unit) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Eastern Kentucky physician and clinic nurse sentenced for conspiracy to issue illegitimate opioid prescriptions
2024-03
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Kentucky | Medical clinics in the Pikeville, Kentucky area | Oxycodone, methadone, hydrocodone, alprazolam, clonazepam | not stated | Licensed physician (D.O.) and clinic nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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- Drug: stated in 657 of 730 cases (90%)
- Method: stated in 474 of 730 cases (65%)
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.