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Showing 11 of 730 cases · page 2 of 2.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Haverhill Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Hospice Patient's Morphine
2019-12-18
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Massachusetts Amesbury, Massachusetts |
Nursing home / hospice care facility | Morphine sulfate | Nurse extracted morphine from a hospice patient's prescribed bottles for personal use and replaced it with cough syrup to mask the theft | not stated | Sentenced to 54 months in federal prison | none documented | source |
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Wayne County LPN Sentenced to Jail for Diverting Oxycodone from Nursing Home Patients
2016-01-06
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New York Newark, NY |
Nursing home (DeMay Living Center, Newark, NY) | Oxycodone and other narcotic pills | Falsified medication administration records for 14 residents while diverting the pills for personal use | not stated | Pleaded guilty June 2015; sentenced to 99 days in jail January 6, 2016 after violating plea conditions | none documented | source |
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Nursing Home Nurse Sentenced for Diluting Hospice Patients' Morphine with Tap Water — Washington, 2011
2011-03-07
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Washington Snohomish, Washington |
Merry Haven Care Center, a nursing home/hospice in Snohomish, WA | Morphine sulfate | Removed morphine from prescription vials, replaced it with tap water | not stated | Sentenced to 1 year in federal prison, 3 years supervised release | none documented | source |
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- Drug: stated in 657 of 730 cases (90%)
- Method: stated in 474 of 730 cases (65%)
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.