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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Psychiatrist found to have unlawfully possessed controlled substances taken back from patients and kept no required records
2013-09
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New Mexico Albuquerque, NM |
private psychiatric practice | controlled substances including fentanyl patches, oxycodone, OxyContin, methadone, Suboxone, hydrocodone, benzodiazepines, and Lyrica samples | Took back and retained already-dispensed controlled substances directly from patients outside the CSA's closed distribution system, and failed to maintain any inventory or records of the controlled substances he received or the drug samples kept in his office; a separate allegation that he redistributed these drugs to other patients was investigated but found unproven. | not stated | DEA registration renewal granted subject to a six-month suspension and restriction to non-narcotic controlled substances only; DATA-Waiver authority to prescribe Suboxone/Subutex revoked. | none documented | source |
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California retail pharmacy technician accused of conspiring with physician to divert opioids; Board decision issued
2013-07-17
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California | Independent retail pharmacy, Glendale | Oxycodone (OxyContin), hydrocodone (Vicodin, Norco), hydromorphone (Dilaudid) | not stated | Pharmacy technician (accusation also named the pharmacy and its pharmacist-in-charge) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Sweetbriar Assisted Living nurse sentenced for hydrocodone theft and falsifying records
2013-06
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West Virginia Charleston, WV |
Sweetbriar Assisted Living | hydrocodone | obtaining hydrocodone by fraud; admitted stealing hydrocodone intended for patients for personal use and falsifying records to cover up the theft | not stated | sentenced to five years of probation; previously pleaded guilty | none documented | source |
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New Hampshire pharmacy technician's registration suspended after admitted hydrocodone theft and resale
2013-06
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New Hampshire | Retail pharmacy in Londonderry, New Hampshire | Hydrocodone; 100 to 150 tablets on about 10 occasions | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Dilaudid, Causing Patient Infections — Minnesota, 2013
2013-03-20
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Minnesota St. Cloud, Minnesota |
Hospital in St. Cloud, MN (unnamed in DOJ release) | Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) | Withdrew Dilaudid from patients' IV bags via hospital lockboxes, reinjected saline to mask the theft | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 24 months federal prison | $340,000 (restitution) | source |
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VA Hospital Pharmacy Technician Sentenced for Stealing Oxycodone and Other Narcotics — Oregon, 2013
2013-01-31
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Oregon Roseburg, Oregon |
Roseburg VA Medical Center pharmacy, Roseburg, OR | Oxycodone, clonazepam, zolpidem, and OxyContin | Manipulated the pharmacy's narcotics tracking/dispensing system to divert pills | not stated | Sentenced to 24 months in federal prison | $23,475 (restitution) | source |
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New Hampshire pharmacy technician surrendered registration after alleged theft of oxycodone tablets
2013-01
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New Hampshire | Retail chain pharmacy in Exeter, New Hampshire | Percocet (oxycodone); at least 300 tablets alleged over June to December 2012 | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Pharmacy technician accused of removing pills from a filled Oxycontin prescription and returning it to conceal the theft
2012-12
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Maryland Rockville, MD |
a retail pharmacy chain location | Oxycontin 15 mg | Alleged to have pulled a customer's filled prescription from the staging area, removed pills, and returned the prescription to the staging area; the customer later reported 198 of 270 pills missing | not stated | Registration summarily suspended pending a show cause hearing | none documented | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.