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Showing 6 of 730 cases.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Emergency Department Physician Pleads Guilty to 19 Counts of Illegally Prescribing Opioids and Stimulants
2026-10-21
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Florida Pensacola, Florida |
Hospital emergency departments and other medical offices in and around Escambia County, Florida; prescriptions written 2020-2025 and filled at pharmacies in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties | Over 22,000 opioid pills (primarily oxycodone and hydrocodone) and over 3,000 stimulant pills (primarily Adderall or generic equivalents), at least 25,500 controlled-substance pills in total | Wrote, signed and distributed prescriptions with no determination of a legitimate medical purpose, no physical examination, no review of prior medical and prescribing records and no record of the encounter, in whatever drug, strength and quantity the requester asked for | not stated | Pleaded guilty Oct. 21, 2026 to 19 counts of unlawfully distributing or dispensing controlled substances; sentencing set for Jan. 14, 2027, up to 20 years' imprisonment per count | none documented | source |
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Pittsfield Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Diverting Adderall from Pharmacy Chain
2026-09-17
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Massachusetts Pittsfield, Massachusetts |
Licensed pharmacist at a national pharmacy chain, Pittsfield, Massachusetts; charged and pleaded in federal court in Boston | Dextroamphetamine (generic Adderall) and Adderall, controlled substances that were intended for the pharmacy's customers | While working as the pharmacy's licensed pharmacist, diverted quantities of dextroamphetamine for his own use on four occasions in August, September and November 2024, and diverted Adderall on November 10, 2024 | not stated | Pleaded guilty on Sept. 17, 2026 to five counts of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud, deception and subterfuge; sentencing scheduled for Dec. 15, 2026 | none documented | source |
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VA medical center nurse pleads guilty to diverting and tampering with psychiatric patients' stimulant medications
2026-07
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Vermont White River Junction, VT |
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, White River Junction | amphetamine/dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate (Schedule II), replaced with hydroxyzine | Diverted controlled substances prescribed to psychiatric ward patients for her own use over a roughly eight-month period, removing amphetamine/dextroamphetamine from capsules, separating them and administering the empty or nearly empty capsules to patients; replaced the tablets with hydroxyzine to conceal her consumption of the diverted drugs, and acquired stimulants by misrepresentation, fraud, deception and subterfuge. | not stated | Pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of diverting drugs and tampering with medications; plea agreement stipulates forfeiture of her nursing license and sentencing is scheduled. | none documented | source |
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VA hospital psychiatric nurse diverted amphetamine/dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate and tampered with patient medications
2026-06
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Vermont White River Junction, VT |
Veterans Administration Medical Center in White River Junction | amphetamine/dextroamphetamine; methylphenidate; hydroxyzine | Diverted amphetamine/dextroamphetamine capsules from psychiatric patients, removed the regulated ingredients, and returned empty or nearly empty capsules to circulation; removed methylphenidate tablets and replaced them with hydroxyzine tablets for administration to patients; acquired amphetamine/dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate through fraud and deception. | not stated | Pleaded guilty to two felony counts; sentencing planned for Oct. 23; plea agreement capped the proposed sentence at 24 months, with a maximum penalty of 14 years and $500,000; agreed to forfeit a New Hampshire nursing license. | none documented | source |
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Cheshire APRN Illegally Distributed Amphetamines and Benzodiazepines
2026-02-03
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Connecticut Cheshire, Connecticut |
APRN practice, Cheshire, CT | Amphetamines (CII) + benzodiazepines (CIV) | Cash-only visits, no exams, prescribed to undercover agent | not stated | Guilty Jan 21, 2026; sentencing scheduled Apr 30, 2026 | $25,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Buffalo-Area Physician Diverted Controlled Substances Through Fraudulent Prescriptions to Associates
2020-03-05
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New York Buffalo, New York |
Physician contracted to area hospitals; fraudulent prescriptions issued outside legitimate patient care | Oxycodone, hydrocodone, and amphetamine | Issued fraudulent prescriptions in his own name and in the names of non-patients (coworkers, associates) in exchange for cocaine, cash, and a share of the pills | not stated | Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances; sentencing scheduled | none documented | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.