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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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LeMars Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Fentanyl and Hydromorphone, Falsifying Patient Records
2026-07-09
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Iowa LeMars, Iowa |
Registered nurse / shift supervisor, healthcare facility (LeMars, IA) | Liquid fentanyl and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) | Entered false narcotics orders claiming physician authorization, diverted the drugs for personal use, falsified or failed to complete related patient charting | not stated | Pleaded guilty Mar 9, 2026; sentenced Jul 9, 2026 to 30 months prison + $1,000 fine + 1 year supervised release | $1,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Montana Health Center Nursing Director Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl
2026-04-29
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Montana Jordan, Montana |
Nursing director, county health center (Jordan, MT) | Fentanyl and other controlled substances (liquid and tablet) | Removed and replaced vial caps, emptied containers, tampered with pharmacy med-room stock; found with tampering supplies in her office | not stated | Pleaded guilty Dec 2025 to tampering with consumer products; sentenced Apr 29, 2026 to 3 years probation | none documented | 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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Portland Veterinarian Diverted Controlled Substances, Replaced with Saline
2026-01-20
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Oregon Portland, Oregon |
Two veterinary clinics, Portland, OR | Hydromorphone, buprenorphine, butorphanol | Personal use + saline refills; 200+ animals affected | not stated | Sentenced Jan 13, 2026 — 60 months probation; DEA registration surrendered | none documented | source |
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Littleton Oral Surgery Assistant Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials
2026-01-14
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Colorado Littleton, Colorado |
Surgical assistant, oral surgery practice (Littleton, CO) | Fentanyl citrate vials from the practice's controlled-substance safe | Removed fentanyl from vials and replaced contents with a substitute liquid; one tested vial was contaminated with bacteria | not stated | Pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product; sentenced Jan 14, 2026 to 1 year 1 day in federal prison + 2 years supervised release | none documented | source |
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Nursing Director Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Fentanyl at Montana Health Center
2025-12-16
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Montana Jordan, Montana |
Director of Nursing, Garfield County Health Center, Jordan, MT | Fentanyl and other hospital-stock controlled substances | Tampered with vials in locked office — caps removed and replaced, or emptied — with counterfeit replacement labels and caps on hand | not stated | Pleaded guilty Dec. 16, 2025 to tampering with a consumer product; sentencing set for April 15, 2026 | none documented | source |
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Stamford Nurse Tampered with Hydromorphone and Fentanyl Vials
2025-08-12
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Connecticut Stamford, Connecticut |
Outpatient surgical center, Stamford, CT | Hydromorphone + fentanyl vials | Extracted with syringe, refilled with saline/water, returned to storage | not stated | Sentenced Aug 12, 2025 — 5 months prison + 3 yrs supervised release + $5K fine | $5,000 (criminal fine) | 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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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.