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Showing 19 of 730 cases · page 3 of 3.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Pharmaceutical distributor pays record $150 million penalty over unreported suspicious controlled-substance orders
2017-01-17
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New Jersey | Distribution centers serving independent and small chain pharmacies | Controlled substances (suspicious orders) | not stated | Pharmaceutical distributor (DEA registrant) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Tucson hospital reached civil settlement with the United States after DEA investigation of missing controlled substances
2009-03-27
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Arizona | Hospital in Tucson | Controlled substances (several doses reported missing; specific drugs not identified in the source) | not stated | Hospital (institutional controlled-substance registrant) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Nevada hospital pharmacy technician created fictitious nurse account to pull narcotics from dispensing cabinets
2007-02-22
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Nevada | Hospital pharmacy and automated dispensing cabinets | Schedule II and III narcotic drugs | not stated | Pharmaceutical technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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What each column does and doesn't cover
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.