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Showing 21 of 730 cases · page 3 of 3.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Delaware state hospital nurse charged with forging medication records to obtain oxycodone
2014-03-24
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Delaware | State hospital for the chronically ill (Smyrna, Delaware) | Oxycodone | not stated | Former nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Delaware nurse used a physician's DEA number to obtain Xanax for herself; licenses later permanently revoked
2009-02-12
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Delaware | Outside any facility: prescriptions ordered in her own name using a physician's DEA registration | Xanax | not stated | Licensed nurse holding Delaware nursing licenses | not stated | none documented | source |
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Vermont-licensed nurse charged over diversion of opioids prescribed to a New Hampshire nursing home resident
2008-01-30
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Vermont | Nursing center, Jaffrey, New Hampshire | Opioids prescribed to a resident | not stated | Nurse (Vermont licensee) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Pennsylvania nurse disciplined for misappropriation and non-medical use of a controlled substance
2007-05-08
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Pennsylvania | Bucks County, Pennsylvania; practice site not identified in the notice | not stated | not stated | Nurse holding both practical and professional nursing licenses | not stated | none documented | source |
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Illinois hospital bacteremia outbreak linked to nurse drug diversion
2006
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Illinois | Hospital in Illinois | not stated | not stated | Nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Every case states When (date) and Where (state) — 730 of 730. Beyond that, a blank cell means the source record does not state that fact, not that it did not happen:
- Setting: stated in 649 of 730 cases (89%)
- Drug: stated in 657 of 730 cases (90%)
- Method: stated in 474 of 730 cases (65%)
- Prosecution status: stated in 474 of 730 cases (65%); a documented penalty (fine, settlement, or restitution) exists for 77 of 730 cases (11%)
- Role: stated in only 255 of 730 cases (35%) — 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.