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Showing 78 of 730 cases · page 3 of 10.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Vermont registered nurse's license conditioned after attempted diversion of medications from a facility medication cart
2023-02-27
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Vermont | Health care facility (unnamed in order) | Medications (unspecified) | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Pharmacy technician admitted to theft of controlled substances from her employer; credential revoked
2022-11
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Louisiana | her employer | controlled substances | admitted to the theft of various controlled substances from her employer | not stated | credential revoked; prohibited from applying or reapplying to practice or assist in the practice of pharmacy | none documented | source |
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Pain clinic nurse practitioner convicted of diverting opioids to a family member using other patients' names
2022-10
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Alaska Eagle River, AK |
a pain management clinic (Eagle River Pain and Wellness) | opioids | wrote opioid prescriptions in the names of other individuals in order to divert nearly 5,000 pills to a live-in, opioid-addicted partner, and created false appointment records for those individuals to conceal the diversion; also pre-signed and pre-dated prescriptions for non-medical staff to distribute to patients for cash when out of the office | not stated | convicted by a federal jury on 10 felony counts, including distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death, distribution/dispensing of a controlled substance, and maintaining a drug-involved premises | none documented | source |
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Charges announced in alleged opioid distribution network run from a Morris County physician's office
2022-08-05
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New Jersey | Physician's office in Morris County | Prescription opioids | not stated | Medical office employees, according to the Attorney General's statement; four defendants named in the release | not stated | none documented | 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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Registered nurse accused of diverting controlled substances from Wisconsin health care facilities
2021-03
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Wisconsin Waukesha, WI |
multiple health care facilities in Wisconsin | controlled substances | Alleged diversion of controlled substances from facilities for personal use and repeated improper administration and wasting of controlled substances; complaints also alleged obtaining and ingesting steroids without a prescription, stealing saline syringes, impairment at work, and failed reasonable suspicion drug tests. | not stated | Interim order suspending the registered nurse license pending final resolution; the nurse voluntarily agreed not to practice in Wisconsin or under multistate privileges during the investigation. | none documented | source |
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Virginia Rite Aid Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Filling Fraudulent Prescriptions in Pets' Names
2020-06-02
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Virginia Saltville, Virginia |
Pharmacist, Rite Aid (Saltville, VA) | Controlled substances prescribed nominally to five dogs | Filled ~47 fraudulent/altered prescriptions written in pets' names via his girlfriend's veterinary clinic, including after one animal's death, to obtain drugs for personal use | not stated | Pleaded guilty June 2020 to obtaining drugs by fraud and misuse of a DEA registration number; sentencing set for Aug. 28, 2020 | none documented | source |
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- Drug: stated in 657 of 730 cases (90%)
- Method: stated in 474 of 730 cases (65%)
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.