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Showing 164 of 730 cases · page 3 of 21.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Cheshire APRN Illegally Distributed Amphetamines and Benzodiazepines
2026-02-03
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Connecticut Cheshire, Connecticut |
APRN practice, Cheshire, CT | Amphetamines (CII) + benzodiazepines (CIV) | Cash-only visits, no exams, prescribed to undercover agent | not stated | Guilty Jan 21, 2026; sentencing scheduled Apr 30, 2026 | $25,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Seattle Anesthesiology Resident Sentenced for Diverting Fentanyl and Hydromorphone While Treating Children
2026-02-02
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Washington Seattle, Washington |
Resident anesthesiologist rotating through Seattle Children's Hospital, Harborview Medical Center, and UW Medical Center | Fentanyl and hydromorphone | Stole and used pain medication meant for patients, including infants, while on duty between 2022-2024; returned vials to the pharmacy refilled with saline, claiming it was "wastage" | not stated | Arrested Jun 2025; pleaded guilty Oct 2025 to obtaining controlled substances by fraud; sentenced Feb 2, 2026 to 1 year supervised release + 200 hours community service | none documented | source |
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Portland Veterinarian Diverted Controlled Substances, Replaced with Saline
2026-01-20
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Oregon Portland, Oregon |
Two veterinary clinics, Portland, OR | Hydromorphone, buprenorphine, butorphanol | Personal use + saline refills; 200+ animals affected | not stated | Sentenced Jan 13, 2026 — 60 months probation; DEA registration surrendered | none documented | source |
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Former Boston-Area ICU Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Fentanyl and Versed from Intubated Patient
2026-01-15
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Massachusetts Needham, Massachusetts |
ICU nurse, Boston-area hospital | Versed (midazolam) and fentanyl | On a July 16, 2022 overnight shift caring for an intubated, immobile ICU patient, checked out a bag of Versed and three bags of fentanyl without scanning them into the patient's medical records; found slumped over with three syringes in her pocket | not stated | Pleaded guilty Nov 2025 to unlawfully obtaining controlled substances by fraud; sentenced Jan 15, 2026 to 3 years probation + 100 hours community service | none documented | source |
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Littleton Oral Surgery Assistant Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials
2026-01-14
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Colorado Littleton, Colorado |
Surgical assistant, oral surgery practice (Littleton, CO) | Fentanyl citrate vials from the practice's controlled-substance safe | Removed fentanyl from vials and replaced contents with a substitute liquid; one tested vial was contaminated with bacteria | not stated | Pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product; sentenced Jan 14, 2026 to 1 year 1 day in federal prison + 2 years supervised release | none documented | source |
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Appleton Nurse Practitioner Sentenced for Unlawful Opioid Prescribing Scheme
2025-12-18
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Wisconsin Appleton, Wisconsin |
not stated | Oxycodone and other opioids | Prescribed opioids to patients with no medical need in exchange for the patients filling the prescriptions and returning half or more of the pills to her for personal use | Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner, Appleton, WI | Pleaded guilty Aug 13, 2025; sentenced Dec 18, 2025 to 16 months in federal prison plus 3 years supervised release | none documented | source |
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Nursing Director Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Fentanyl at Montana Health Center
2025-12-16
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Montana Jordan, Montana |
Director of Nursing, Garfield County Health Center, Jordan, MT | Fentanyl and other hospital-stock controlled substances | Tampered with vials in locked office — caps removed and replaced, or emptied — with counterfeit replacement labels and caps on hand | not stated | Pleaded guilty Dec. 16, 2025 to tampering with a consumer product; sentencing set for April 15, 2026 | none documented | source |
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Emergency Room Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials at Michigan Hospital
2025-11-25
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Michigan Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan |
Registered nurse, emergency room, Ascension St. John Hospital, Grosse Pointe Park/Detroit, MI | Fentanyl | Removed fentanyl from vials, substituted another liquid, and returned tampered vials to locked drug storage; also stole vials outright for personal use | not stated | Pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product; sentenced Nov. 25, 2025 to two years in federal prison | none documented | source |
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