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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Florida Pharmacist Sentenced to Over 7 Years in Prison for Massive Illegal Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy
2026-10-30
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Florida Margate and Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Two pharmacies she owned and operated, in Margate and Pembroke Pines, Florida | Oxycodone 30mg, the maximum available strength; at least 335,351 pills dispensed during the conspiracy | Dispensed oxycodone to nearly all customers with no medical need, charged about 10 times the typical cost in cash only, released pills to dealers picking up for dozens of absent patients, and kept the doors locked during business hours, admitting only identified customers | not stated | Convicted by a jury after a two-week trial in July 2026 of conspiracy to illegally distribute drugs and five counts of illegal drug distribution; sentenced to 90 months in prison; co-defendant pleaded guilty to conspiracy and awaits sentencing | none documented | source |
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Anchorage Nurse Practitioner Sentenced for Prescribing Opioids Without Medical Purpose
2025-11-14
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Alaska Anchorage, Alaska |
not stated | Fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, and diazepam | Prescribed the controlled substances to six patients between June 2016 and November 2018 without any legitimate medical purpose | Advanced Nurse Practitioner licensed to prescribe in Alaska | Convicted May 2025 — 10 felony second-degree and 2 felony third-degree counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance; sentenced Nov 14, 2025 to 3 years to serve plus 4 years probation | none documented | source |
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Pharmacist and Spouse Sentenced for Diverting Opioids From Kentucky Pharmacy
2025-05-05
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Kentucky Franklin, Kentucky |
Pharmacist-owner and spouse, retail pharmacy, Franklin, KY, May 2020-Jan. 2023 | Oxycodone and hydrocodone | Diverted opioids from pharmacy stock for resale/trade; fraudulently billed Medicaid and insurers; falsely reported a robbery to the DEA to explain missing inventory | not stated | Convicted on conspiracy, theft-of-medical-products, unlawful distribution, and health care fraud counts; pharmacist sentenced to 3 years prison plus $17,518.19 restitution, spouse to 2 years plus $5,730.43 restitution | $17,518 (restitution) | source |
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Nebraska Nurse Charged Over Surgery Center Propofol and Fentanyl Theft
2025-04
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Nebraska North Platte, Nebraska |
North Platte Surgery Center, North Platte, NE | Propofol and fentanyl | Between March and April 2023, took propofol and fentanyl from the surgery center's stock for personal use; admitted the theft to his employer in April 2023 and was fired after an investigation found vials missing from inventory | not stated | Charged in U.S. District Court with acquiring a controlled substance by fraud, reported April 2025; faces up to 4 years in prison if convicted | none documented | source |
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Trenton Pharmacy Owner Convicted of Diverting Millions of Oxycodone Pills
2025-01-22
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New Jersey Trenton, New Jersey |
Independent retail pharmacy, Trenton, NJ | Oxycodone (Schedule II) | Filled fraudulent prescriptions outside the usual course of practice and falsified pharmacy records to conceal the diversion of millions of pills | not stated | Convicted by federal jury Jan. 22, 2025 on conspiracy and drug-involved-premises charges; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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Oklahoma City Anesthesiologist Convicted of Diverting Hospital Opioids
2024-07-11
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Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City-area hospital operating rooms | Fentanyl, ketamine, hydromorphone, and midazolam | Claimed controlled substances were needed for surgeries he did not perform, then falsely reported disposing of the drugs while keeping them | not stated | Convicted by federal jury July 11, 2024, on 18 counts of obtaining a controlled substance by deceit | none documented | source |
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Hospice Nurse Stole Morphine from Dying Patient, Replaced with Cranberry Juice
2024-01
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Texas Clifton, Texas |
RN, Clifton Lutheran Sunset Ministries hospice (Clifton, TX) | Morphine | Stole morphine from a hospice patient, refilled the container with cranberry juice to conceal the theft | not stated | Convicted of injury to the elderly + diversion of a controlled substance; sentenced to 4 years prison + 2 yrs probation | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse convicted of tampering with fentanyl citrate vials and obtaining controlled substance by fraud at Chamberlain hospital
2023-09
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South Dakota Chamberlain, SD |
a hospital in Chamberlain, South Dakota | fentanyl citrate for injection | Tampered with a vial of fentanyl citrate for injection by removing the fentanyl and replacing the majority of it with saline solution, then returned the tampered vial to storage knowing the diluted fentanyl could be dispensed to surgical patients; also obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, and subterfuge. | not stated | Convicted and sentenced to two years of probation and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. | none documented | source |
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