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Showing 19 of 730 cases · page 2 of 3.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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North Carolina pharmacy chain paid $100,000 to resolve claims it filled prescriptions from physician on limited license
2022-02-03
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North Carolina | Community pharmacies in Cary and Durham | Controlled substances (unspecified) | not stated | Retail pharmacy (two locations) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Two Colorado nurses held accountable for taking controlled substances from patients
2021-08-28
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Colorado | Patient care settings in Colorado | Controlled substances intended for patients | not stated | Nurses (two separate cases) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Meriden pharmacy settled after DEA audit found 2,000-tablet controlled substance shortage
2021-03
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Connecticut | Community pharmacy in Meriden | Various controlled substances | not stated | Retail pharmacy and its owner (DEA registrant) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Casper pharmacy agreed to $1 million civil settlement over controlled substance dispensing allegations
2020-01
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Wyoming | Community pharmacy in Casper, Wyoming | Narcotic prescription medications | not stated | Retail pharmacy (Osco Pharmacy) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Two South Denver pharmacists pleaded guilty to felony opioid distribution charges
2018-10-17
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Colorado | Pharmacy practice in south Denver, Colorado | Opioids and other controlled substances | not stated | Two licensed pharmacists | not stated | none documented | source |
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Former pharmacy-tech trainee at Little Rock VA hospital sentenced to prison for role in opioid theft and sales
2018-02
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Arkansas | Veterans Affairs hospital in Little Rock | Opioids stolen from a hospital supplier | not stated | Pharmacy-technician trainee | not stated | none documented | source |
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Little Rock VA hospital employee pleads guilty in conspiracy to steal and distribute opioids
2017-09
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Arkansas | Veterans Affairs hospital in Little Rock | Prescription medication including opioids | not stated | Hospital technician (one of three indicted employees) | not stated | none documented | source |
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California respiratory care practitioner's license revoked after nursing board discipline for possessing controlled substances and false hospital records
2017-03-25
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California | not stated | Controlled substance (not specified in the board summary) | not stated | Respiratory care practitioner who also held a registered nursing license | not stated | none documented | source |
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Every case states When (date) and Where (state) — 730 of 730. Beyond that, a blank cell means the source record does not state that fact, not that it did not happen:
- Setting: stated in 649 of 730 cases (89%)
- Drug: stated in 657 of 730 cases (90%)
- Method: stated in 474 of 730 cases (65%)
- Prosecution status: stated in 474 of 730 cases (65%); a documented penalty (fine, settlement, or restitution) exists for 77 of 730 cases (11%)
- Role: stated in only 255 of 730 cases (35%) — filtering or sorting by role silently hides the rest of the registry, which may still describe the same role in prose without a structured field
Disclaimer
Case summaries are based on public records (DOJ press releases, court documents, news reports). Charges are allegations unless a conviction is noted. Analysis is educational, not legal advice.
Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.