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Hospital nurse convicted of diverting hydromorphone from pre-loaded syringes and replacing it with saline
2021-07
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Utah Sandy, UT |
Intermountain Healthcare surgical and trauma ward | hydromorphone | Diverted hydromorphone from pre-loaded syringes for personal use, replaced the pain medication with saline solution, returned the syringes containing greatly reduced amounts of hydromorphone for medical use by other hospital staff, and made false statements to an FDA special agent during the investigation. | not stated | Convicted by a federal jury of three counts related to fraudulently obtaining and tampering with hydromorphone, and also convicted of making false statements to an FDA special agent. | none documented | source |
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Buffalo-Area Medical Office Manager Sentenced for Stealing Controlled Substances via Forged Prescriptions
2020-09-17
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New York Buffalo, New York |
Office manager, physician's practice (Williamsville/Buffalo, NY) | Hydrocodone and oxycodone — 166 fraudulent prescriptions, ~11,885 dosage units | Used the physician's prescription pad and electronic prescribing token to issue fraudulent scripts in her own name, associates' names, and fictitious patients, then filled them at local pharmacies | not stated | Convicted of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud; sentenced Sept. 17, 2020 to two years' probation and $1,911.23 restitution | $1,911 (restitution) | source |
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Georgia Pharmacy Owner Charged Over Fake Prescriptions and Unauthorized Controlled Substance Distribution
2019-07-15
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Georgia Baxley, Georgia |
Fulghum Discount Drugs, Baxley, GA | Controlled substances distributed without a valid prescription | Beginning as early as January 2015 and continuing until at least October 2018, created fake prescriptions purportedly for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and billed those programs, and separately distributed controlled substances to individuals without a physician's prescription | not stated | Charged via criminal information July 15, 2019, with Conspiracy with Objects of Healthcare Fraud and Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances; up to 5 years in federal prison if convicted | none documented | source |
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Georgia Pharmacist-in-Charge Charged Over False Statements in Controlled-Substance Dispensing Audit
2019-07-15
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Georgia Darien, Georgia |
A pharmacy in Darien, GA | Controlled substances dispensed from prescriptions written by high-volume prescribers | From 2015 through 2017, filled a large number of controlled-substance prescriptions from high-volume prescribers, then drafted false and fraudulent statements in documents that the DEA would review as part of a regulatory compliance audit of her dispensing history | not stated | Charged via criminal information July 15, 2019, with False Statements Related to Healthcare; up to 5 years in federal prison if convicted | none documented | source |
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Nurse practitioner forged physicians' signatures to issue unauthorized controlled-substance prescriptions at two Montgomery pill-mill practices
2019-06
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Alabama Montgomery, AL |
Family Practice and Mercy Family Health Care, Montgomery medical practices | fentanyl, hydrocodone, oxycodone, alprazolam, and methadone | Convicted at trial of issuing unnecessary and illegitimate prescriptions for controlled substances and, because she lacked authority as a nurse practitioner to refill Schedule II prescriptions without physician approval, forging physicians' signatures on those prescriptions; the unnecessary office visits and unlawful prescriptions were billed to insurers. Conduct spanned 2013 through 2016, initially at a Montgomery medical practice and later at a second practice she opened. | not stated | Convicted by federal jury on 17 counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances, one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, four counts of health care fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud; sentenced to 10 years and received enhancements for obstructing justice and abuse of trust. | none documented | source |
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Phoenix-Area Pharmacist and Technician Diverted More Than 200,000 Opioid Tablets from Two Pharmacies
2018-11-28
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Arizona Peoria / Phoenix, AZ |
Two retail pharmacies, Phoenix metro area, AZ | Oxycodone, hydrocodone, alprazolam, and promethazine with codeine | Processed fraudulent prescriptions through two pharmacies to distribute over 200,000 opioid tablets and thousands of alprazolam tablets into the community | not stated | Convicted of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and launder proceeds; sentenced Nov 28, 2018, to 120 months (pharmacist) and 48 months (technician) in prison | none documented | source |
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MedStar Ambulance Paramedic Supervisor Charged with Tampering with Fentanyl and Morphine
2017-01-18
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Illinois O'Fallon, Illinois |
MedStar Ambulance Inc. (O'Fallon / Metro East St. Louis, IL) | Fentanyl and morphine — ambulance narcotic supply | Punctured tamper-resistant vial packaging with a needle, replaced drug with water/saline, falsified records to conceal losses | not stated | Indicted Jan 18, 2017; convicted on all 38 counts; sentenced Aug 21, 2018 to 111 months | none documented | source |
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Hospital pharmacist convicted of stealing oxycodone and Ambien from Mid Coast Hospital for personal use
2013-10
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Maine Brunswick, ME |
Mid Coast Hospital | Oxycodone and Ambien | Diverted Oxycodone and Ambien from the hospital for personal use; pleaded guilty to two counts of Stealing Drugs in connection with a series of thefts in 2011 and 2012. | not stated | Convicted after guilty plea; sentenced to 2 years imprisonment with all but 14 days suspended and 2 years probation on the felony Oxycodone charge; concurrent 14 days imprisonment on the misdemeanor Ambien charge; ordered to pay $800 in fines; probation condition prohibiting employment with access to controlled substances; pharmacist license revoked in April 2012. | none documented | source |
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