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CVS Agrees to Pay $315M Over Unlawfully Filled Opioid Prescriptions and False Claims
2026-10-13
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Rhode Island Rhode Island |
CVS Pharmacy Inc. and related corporate entities, pharmacy chain based in Rhode Island; complaint filed Dec. 13, 2024 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island | Opioids and other controlled substances, including "trinity" prescriptions (an opioid, a benzodiazepine and a muscle relaxant) | Alleged: filled prescriptions that lacked a legitimate medical purpose or were not issued in the usual course of professional practice (dangerous and excessive opioid quantities, early fills, pill-mill prescribers) despite red flags, then billed many to federal healthcare programs | not stated | Civil settlement announced Oct. 13, 2026: $315 million, plus a memorandum of agreement with DEA requiring a reporting hotline for employees and the public, proactive monitoring of pharmacy dispensing patterns, and a process to evaluate suspected prescribers. Whistleblower Hillary Estright's share not yet determined (U.S. ex rel. Estright v. CVS Health Corp., No. 22-cv-00222, D.R.I.) | $315,000,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Massachusetts Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Diverting Controlled Substances from New Hampshire Pharmacy
2026-08-17
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New Hampshire Lancaster, New Hampshire |
Per-diem pharmacist, pharmacy in northern New Hampshire (Lancaster, NH) | Capsuled controlled-substance medication powder and prescription pills | Removed medication meant for patients and kept it, ingesting some while on duty | not stated | Pleaded guilty Aug 17, 2026; sentencing scheduled Nov 23, 2026 | none documented | source |
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Contract Nurse Anesthetist Sentenced for Burglarizing Pain Clinic's Controlled Substances
2026-07-20
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Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky |
Contract CRNA, pain treatment center (Louisville, KY) treating intrathecal-pump patients | Controlled substances used to refill patients' implanted pain pumps | Caught by police burglarizing the clinic and removing controlled substances meant for patients' pre-filled pump syringes | not stated | Sentenced Jul 20, 2026 to 6 years 5 months + $15,000 fine + 3 years supervised release; forfeited Kentucky nursing licenses | $15,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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West Virginia Hospital System Settles Federal Controlled-Substance Recordkeeping Case
2026-07-13
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West Virginia Morgantown, West Virginia |
West Virginia University Health System facilities, including J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV | Controlled substances broadly; DEA said most diverted drugs were abused by the medical providers who took them | Between 2017 and 2024, WVUHS facilities systemwide failed to notify the DEA of thefts or significant losses of controlled substances, made errors in controlled-substance orders, failed to maintain accurate and current inventory records, and failed to ensure proper authority for DEA order forms, despite internal reports as early as 2017-2022 of suspected employee diversion | not stated | Agreed to pay $4,177,139 and sign a three-year Memorandum of Agreement with the DEA, announced July 13, 2026 | none documented | source |
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Pottstown Physician Pays $100,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Violations
2026-07-02
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Pennsylvania Pottstown, Pennsylvania |
Physician practice, Pottstown, PA | Controlled substances prescribed "for stock" and moved outside the registered address | Incomplete/inaccurate controlled-substance recordkeeping; stock prescriptions not tied to identified patients; improper relocation of controlled substances | not stated | Civil settlement: $100,000 + 3-year DEA Memorandum of Agreement, announced Jul 2, 2026 | $100,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Pharmacy intern stole phentermine from Sam's Club Pharmacy
2026-07
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Ohio Boardman, OH |
Sam's Club Pharmacy | phentermine 37.5 mg tablets, a Schedule IV controlled substance | stole a stock bottle of phentermine from the employer pharmacy; admitted taking the bottle home | not stated | pharmacy intern license indefinitely suspended; summary suspension removed; reinstatement conditions imposed | none documented | source |
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Hospice owner accused of reusing deceased patients' narcotics and moving medications between cities
2026-07
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Nebraska Omaha, NE |
Endless Journey Hospice, Omaha, NE | narcotics | charged with misappropriation of medications, improper handling and dispensing of controlled substances, transporting medications of deceased Lincoln patients to Omaha, allowing unlicensed staff to sign patient records, failing to report misdemeanor convictions and misrepresenting those convictions on license renewal applications. Narcotics belonging to deceased patients were stored in an unlocked cabinet and reused for other patients without proper prescriptions; employees were instructed to document them as "destroyed." | not stated | 90-day nursing license suspension, ethics training, and a $10,000.00 civil penalty under an agreed settlement approved by the Chief Medical Officer of DHHS | none documented | source |
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Hospice executive director accused of keeping unlocked cabinet of deceased patients' narcotics
2026-07
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Nebraska Omaha, NE |
Endless Journey Hospice, Omaha, NE | narcotics | accused of keeping an unlocked cabinet of narcotics belonging to deceased patients in her office, directing employees to return unused medications, misappropriation of medications, falsification or inadequate maintenance of patient records, practicing beyond the authorized scope, aiding unlicensed practice, and signing patient records as a physician, social worker and volunteer coordinator. Licensed practical nurse; former executive director of the hospice. | not stated | 90-day nursing license suspension, ethics training, and a $10,000.00 civil penalty under an agreed settlement approved by the Chief Medical Officer of DHHS | none documented | source |
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