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Showing 875 of 875 cases · page 103 of 110.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Surgical Technician Diverts Fentanyl, Triggers Multistate Hepatitis C Outbreak — Colorado, 2010
2010-02-24
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Colorado Denver, Colorado |
Rose Medical Center (Denver, CO) and Audubon Surgery Center (Colorado Springs, CO) | Fentanyl | Stole patient-intended fentanyl syringes, self-injected, refilled syringes with saline | not stated | Sentenced to 360 months (30 years) in federal prison | $506,935 (restitution) | source |
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Tulsa hospital pharmacy operator paid civil penalty after employees stole hundreds of thousands of hydrocodone and alprazolam doses
2010-02-19
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Oklahoma | Two hospital pharmacies in Tulsa run by an outside pharmacy management company | Hydrocodone, alprazolam and phentermine | not stated | Pharmacy employees, including one responsible for invoices and medication purchasing | not stated | none documented | source |
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Nurse practitioner self-administered controlled substances taken from office stock
2010-01
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Alaska | Practice | controlled substances | took controlled substances from her office stock without a prescription and self-administered them | not stated | consent agreement with five years probation, drug rehabilitation counseling, psychiatric/psychological therapy, random testing, and restrictions on controlled-substance access and practice | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse had Schedule II drugs removed from an automated dispensing cabinet and unaccounted for
2010-01
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Alaska | Practice | Schedule II drugs | removed Schedule II drugs from an automated dispensing cabinet; 184 incidents were unaccounted for | not stated | consent agreement with three years probation, public reprimand, chemical/alcohol assessment, counseling, supervision, and limits on controlled-drug access | none documented | source |
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Rutland pharmacy technician's registration revoked after alleged theft and consumption of a narcotic cough syrup
2009-10-08
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Vermont | Pharmacy, Rutland, Vermont | Tussionex (schedule III narcotic mixture) | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Respiratory care practitioner took controlled substances from a hospital's automated dispensing cabinet dispensing system without authorization
2009-10
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Maryland Baltimore, MD |
hospital | controlled dangerous substances (CDS) | Took CDS from a hospital's automated dispensing cabinet system without authorization amid impairment issues | not stated | Reprimand; probation for a minimum of 1 year subject to terms and conditions | none documented | source |
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Anesthesiologist diverted controlled substances from his workplace for personal use
2009-06
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Maryland | workplace | controlled dangerous substances (CDS) | Diverted CDS from his workplace for his personal use amid substance abuse issues | not stated | Reprimand; suspension until the physician's license is activated by the Oregon Medical Board | 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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Every case states When (date) and Where (state) — 875 of 875. Beyond that, a blank cell means the source record does not state that fact, not that it did not happen:
- Setting: stated in 794 of 875 cases (91%)
- Drug: stated in 802 of 875 cases (92%)
- Method: stated in 619 of 875 cases (71%)
- Prosecution status: stated in 619 of 875 cases (71%); a documented penalty (fine, settlement, or restitution) exists for 97 of 875 cases (11%)
- Role: stated in only 255 of 875 cases (29%) — 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.