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Showing 21 of 730 cases · page 2 of 3.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Missouri nurse diverted fentanyl at two hospitals after being fired for the first diversion
2022-10
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Missouri | A St. Louis-area hospital, then a hospital intensive care unit | Fentanyl | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Hilo Hospital Nurse Charged With Stealing Fentanyl
2022-09-23
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Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii |
Hilo Medical Center, Hawaii | Fentanyl | not stated | Former registered nurse | Charged Sept. 23, 2022; pleaded not guilty; released on $55,000 bail. Appeared in Hilo's 3rd Circuit Court; a bench warrant was issued with bail set at $55,000, later posted as cash bail; next appearance was scheduled for Dec. 5, 2022. | none documented | source |
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Florida emergency room nurse accused of diverting hydromorphone after syringes found in work bag; probable cause panel dismissed case
2021-09
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Florida | Hospital emergency room in Florida | Hydromorphone (two mostly empty pre-drawn 1 mg syringes) | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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South Dakota ICU nurse's lawsuit over termination for fentanyl discrepancies rejected on appeal
2020-06-17
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South Dakota | Hospital in Minnehaha County, South Dakota | Fentanyl; also unaccounted lorazepam and hydromorphone | not stated | Registered nurse, intensive care unit | not stated | none documented | source |
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South Dakota ICU nurse fired after fentanyl accountability review; wrongful-discharge suit fails on appeal
2020-06-17
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South Dakota | hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota | fentanyl, lorazepam (Ativan) and hydromorphone unaccounted for | not stated | registered nurse, intensive care unit | not stated | none documented | source |
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Hartford hospital nurse placed on four-year probation for diverting opiates
2019-07
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Connecticut | Hartford Hospital | Opiates (unspecified), plus alcohol misuse | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Wyoming hospital nurse sentenced for diluting hydromorphone and meperidine vials
2018-02-21
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Wyoming | Hospital in Douglas, Wyoming (Memorial Hospital of Converse County) | Hydromorphone and meperidine | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Metro Jackson Hospital Nurse Charged With Embezzling Opioids
2017-05-24
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Mississippi | Hospital in the Jackson, Mississippi metro area | Dilaudid (hydromorphone) and morphine, both Schedule II | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.