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Showing 4 of 730 cases.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | 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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Prisma Health Midlands Pays $1 Million in Record South Carolina CSA Settlement
2022-04-05
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South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina |
Prisma Health Midlands hospital system (Columbia, SC) | Controlled substances — recordkeeping/dispensing violations | Failed to notify DEA within one business day of thefts/significant losses over a 3-year period; pharmacy filled prescriptions with no legitimate medical purpose for two patients later convicted of drug distribution | not stated | Civil settlement (memorandum of agreement), $1 million — announced Apr 5, 2022; largest CSA settlement in SC history | $1,000,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Tufts Medical Center Pays $100,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Recordkeeping Violations
2016-09-20
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Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts |
Tufts Medical Center (Boston, MA) | Controlled substances generally — losses tied to three former nurses | Inaccurate inventories/records, uncontrolled prescription pads, untimely DEA theft/loss reporting | not stated | Civil settlement, $100,000 — announced Sep 20, 2016; 3 years of warrantless DEA inspections | $100,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Northern Maine Medical Center Pays $125,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Allegations
2016-08-29
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Maine Fort Kent, Maine |
Northern Maine Medical Center / Forest Hill long-term care unit (Fort Kent, ME) | Schedule II-V controlled substances — destruction and disposal recordkeeping | Failed to document destruction method/manner; distributed controlled substances at an unregistered location | not stated | Civil settlement, $125,000 — announced Aug 29, 2016 | $125,000 (civil settlement) | 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.