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Showing 730 of 730 cases · page 22 of 92.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Travel Nurse Diverted Hydromorphone Using Patients' Health Information
2024-12-11
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West Virginia Beckley, West Virginia |
Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, West Virginia | Hydromorphone | Used personal biometrics to access dispensing cabinets, siphoned and diluted vial contents, resealed vials, then canceled the transaction | not stated | Pleaded guilty Dec. 11, 2024, to fraud and wrongful disclosure of health information; sentencing set for April 2025. In exchange for the plea, prosecutors agreed to dismiss a third charge of attempting to tamper with a consumer product; maximum penalty was 14 years in prison. | none documented | source |
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Yale New Haven Hospital Nurse Tampered with Lorazepam Vials
2024-12-11
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Connecticut New Haven, Connecticut |
Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut | Lorazepam | Removed a portion of drug solution from vials in secure storage, replaced it with an inert solution, and returned vials to circulation | not stated | Pleaded guilty Dec. 11, 2024, to tampering with a consumer product and acquiring a controlled substance by fraud; nursing license suspended | none documented | source |
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Michigan Registered Nurse Fined and Probated Over Alpena Drug Diversion
2024-12-07
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Michigan Alpena, Michigan |
not stated | not stated | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Michigan Registered Nurse Fined and Probated Over Allendale Drug Diversion
2024-12-07
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Michigan Allendale, Michigan |
not stated | not stated | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Physician diverted Demerol from patients for personal use
2024-12
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Texas Dallas, TX |
Dallas, TX | Demerol | diverted Demerol from patients for himself; tested positive for Demerol | not stated | voluntary surrender of Texas medical license in lieu of further disciplinary proceedings | none documented | source |
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California pharmacist sentenced to more than seven years for dispensing over 450,000 opioid pills on fraudulent prescriptions
2024-11-25
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California | Independent retail pharmacy, Madera | Oxycodone and hydrocodone; more than 450,000 pills | not stated | Pharmacist and pharmacy owner | not stated | none documented | source |
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Mid-Valley Hospital Pays $15,000 Penalty Over Nurse's Hydromorphone Theft
2024-11-15
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Washington Omak, Washington |
Mid-Valley Hospital and Clinic, Omak, Washington | Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) | Kept leftover doses instead of wasting them and used dispensing-system overrides to withdraw extra doses while override reports went unreviewed | not stated | Hospital paid $15,000 CSA civil penalty Nov. 2024; nurse entered separate state and federal diversion agreements | $15,000 (civil penalty) | source |
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Vermont revokes compact-licensed physician after Kentucky revocation tied to federal controlled-substance indictment
2024-11-06
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Vermont | not stated | Controlled substances (unspecified) | not stated | Physician (Interstate Medical Licensure Compact licensee) | not stated | 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.