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Showing 4 of 730 cases.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Sentara Norfolk Pharmacy Technician Stole 50,000+ Controlled Substance Units
2021-08-13
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Virginia Norfolk, Virginia |
Hospital pharmacy (Sentara Norfolk General Hospital), Virginia | Prescription opioids and other controlled substances (50,000+ dosage units) | Exploited his role restocking the automated medication dispensing/monitoring system, falsifying records and intercepting audit reports to hide the theft | not stated | Pleaded guilty to acquiring controlled substances by fraud; faced up to 4 years in prison | none documented | source |
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Physician indicted for trafficking controlled substances prescribed to friends and co-workers
2014-04
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Ohio Andover, OH |
St. Joseph’s Andover Medical Center | controlled substances | The physician was alleged to have prescribed controlled substances to friends and co-workers who were not patients and not for a legitimate medical purpose, leading to an indictment on 26 felony counts of trafficking in drugs. | not stated | Indicted on 26 felony counts of trafficking in drugs; pleaded not guilty and was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond. | none documented | source |
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Dentist had patients and staff fill painkiller prescriptions for his own use
2013
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Pennsylvania | dental practice | painkillers | Had patients and staff fill prescriptions for painkillers intended for his own use to feed a drug addiction | not stated | Pled guilty to 86 counts; Pennsylvania's dental board suspended his license for 10 years | none documented | source |
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Physician pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining diazepam
1997-05
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Texas Brownsville, TX |
Brownsville, TX | diazepam | Pleaded guilty to possession of the controlled dangerous substance diazepam obtained by fraud. | not stated | License revocation, statutorily required following the guilty plea | 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.