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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Tennessee Board of Pharmacy revokes pharmacy technician over Dayton diversion
2024-08
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Tennessee Dayton, Tennessee |
not stated | not stated | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Tennessee Board of Nursing disciplines registered nurse over Soddy Daisy diversion
2024-08
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Tennessee Soddy Daisy, Tennessee |
not stated | not stated | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Pharmacist-in-charge convicted of conspiring to dispense oxycodone through a co-owned pharmacy to individuals with illegitimate prescriptions
2024-08
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Maryland | a pharmacy co-owned and operated by the pharmacist-in-charge | oxycodone 30 mg | pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and dispense a controlled substance; admitted that through a pharmacy he co-owned and operated as pharmacist-in-charge, he and co-conspirators dispensed oxycodone 30 mg pills to individuals with obviously illegitimate prescriptions for cash. | not stated | Maryland pharmacy license revoked; sentenced to 78 months' imprisonment followed by three years' supervised release. | none documented | source |
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Maui nurse sanctioned after alleged diversion of Adderall from patient medication packet
2024-08
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Hawaii | Nova Luna Inc., dba Nova Luna Center and 'Ai Pono Hawaii | Adderall and Seroquel | Allegedly diverted four Adderall tablets from a patient's medication pill packet, replaced them with four Seroquel tablets, and had no authorization to possess, obtain, furnish, or administer the Adderall herself. | not stated | Board of Nursing sanctioned the nurse with a $5,000 fine on Aug. 1, 2024, in a board-approved settlement agreement. | none documented | source |
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Hospital certified nursing assistant and registered medical assistant charged with diverting oxycodone from a patient
2024-08
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Washington Spokane County, Washington |
a hospital | oxycodone | Alleged to have falsely identified herself as a patient's sister and diverted oxycodone from that patient; also alleged to have provided the patient Adderall and Remeron without a prescription and tested positive for alprazolam. | not stated | Charged with unprofessional conduct; case pending. | none documented | source |
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Hospital Pharmacy Manager Stole 35,000+ Opioid Vials from Secure Vault
2024-07-28
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Indiana Muncie, Indiana |
Pharmacy manager, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital (Muncie, IN) | Hydromorphone (~317,000 mg) + methadone (~41,390 mg) + morphine (290 mg) — 35,000+ vials | Diverted an average of ~500 vials/month from the secure vault over ~5 years; hospital audit and search warrant found drugs at his home. Diversion was allegedly disguised using normally-unused transaction types recorded as legitimate transfers to the hospital's outpatient clinics. | not stated | Arrested Jul 2024; felony charges filed Aug 2025 — possession, theft, obtaining a controlled substance by fraud/deceit, unlawful possession of a syringe, forgery; case pending | $44,000 (civil penalty) | source |
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Grand Forks Surgery Center Nurse Suspended Over Suspected Medication Diversion
2024-07-25
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North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota |
not stated | Controlled medications (specific drug not identified in the board record) | Terminated from employment in May 2024 following allegations of suspected diversion of controlled medications from the surgery center | RN/LPN (license lapsed), North Dakota Surgery Center, Grand Forks, ND | Stipulation for Settlement accepted Jul 25, 2024 — license suspended indefinitely, $2,000 penalty plus costs and disbursements | none documented | source |
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Oklahoma City Anesthesiologist Convicted of Diverting Hospital Opioids
2024-07-11
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Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City-area hospital operating rooms | Fentanyl, ketamine, hydromorphone, and midazolam | Claimed controlled substances were needed for surgeries he did not perform, then falsely reported disposing of the drugs while keeping them | not stated | Convicted by federal jury July 11, 2024, on 18 counts of obtaining a controlled substance by deceit | none documented | source |
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Manchester hospital agreed to pay $300,000 to resolve controlled-substance recordkeeping allegations after fentanyl diversion
2024-07-08
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New Hampshire | Catholic Medical Center, Manchester | Fentanyl and six other controlled substances with inventory discrepancies | not stated | Hospital (registrant responsible for controlled-substance records) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Catholic Medical Center Pays $300,000 Over CRNA's Fentanyl Diversion
2024-07-03
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New Hampshire Manchester, New Hampshire |
Catholic Medical Center operating rooms, Manchester, New Hampshire | Fentanyl | CRNA removed fentanyl from patient syringes, replaced it with saline and hydromorphone, and falsified wasting records; hospital's inventory audits failed to catch the shortfall | not stated | Hospital paid $300,000 CSA civil settlement July 2024; nurse pleaded guilty June 12, 2024, to tampering with consumer products | $300,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Hospital pharmacy manager diverted hydromorphone, methadone and morphine from a CII safe using unused transaction types
2024-07
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Indiana Muncie, IN |
Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital, Inc. | hydromorphone, methadone, morphine sulfate | Between approximately November 2020 and July 2024, a pharmacist serving as the hospital's pharmacy manager used normally-unused transaction types in the automated inventory management system to remove controlled substances from the CII safe and take personal possession of them, using his duty of stocking controlled substances at affiliated outpatient pain and orthopedic centers as cover. The hospital's controlled-substance tracking policies did not include regular auditing or comparison of patient utilization at those centers, CII Safe Review Sale reports, or All CII Safe Events reports, which allowed the discrepancies to go undetected. | not stated | The hospital's pharmacy license and controlled substances registration were placed on indefinite probation for not less than three years, with quarterly outside audits for the first two years, two unannounced compliance inspections, required diversion-prevention training for pharmacy leadership, and a $44,000 fine; the hospital reported the loss to the DEA and Board in July 2024 and filed an amended DEA Form 106 in November 2024, and in August 2025 the county prosecutor's office filed charges against the pharmacist. | none documented | source |
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Okanogan County nurse admitted diverting controlled substances; hydromorphone removal cited
2024-07
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Washington Okanogan County, WA |
Okanogan County, WA | hydromorphone | Removed hydromorphone for multiple patients who did not have orders for hydromorphone and did not document the administration or waste; admitted to diverting controlled substances for approximately two years. | not stated | Entered an agreed order with conditions on registered nurse and advanced registered nurse practitioner licenses; must continue to comply with a monitoring program. | none documented | source |
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Telehealth Firm Done Global Indicted in $100M Adderall Distribution Scheme
2024-06-13
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California San Francisco, California |
Done Global Inc. / Done Health P.C., subscription telehealth company (San Francisco / Los Angeles, CA) | Adderall and other stimulants — over 40 million pills prescribed | Structured telehealth platform to push stimulant prescriptions regardless of medical need — limited prescriber information, mandated sub-30-minute visits, auto-refill subscriptions, paid prescribers only per prescription written | not stated | He and Brody arrested Jun 13, 2024 on health care fraud and drug distribution conspiracy charges; both later convicted at trial | $1,000,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Palomar Health Pays $250,000 Over Fentanyl Diversion in Cath Lab
2024-06-03
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California Escondido, California |
Palomar Health Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Escondido, California | Fentanyl | Employee diverted vials from automated dispensing machines over a five-month period; unused fentanyl was not properly disposed of | not stated | Palomar Health paid $250,000 CSA civil settlement June 2024 and entered a DEA monitoring agreement | $250,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Registered nurse charged with stealing oxycodone and hydrocodone/acetaminophen from residents at Prince George Healthcare Center
2024-06
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South Carolina Georgetown, SC |
Prince George Healthcare Center | Oxycodone and Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | Allegedly stole for personal use and withheld a quantity of oxycodone and hydrocodone/acetaminophen prescribed to six residents while working as a registered nurse. | not stated | Arrested and booked on six counts of exploitation of a vulnerable adult and six counts of theft of a controlled substance, first offense. | none documented | source |
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ICU nurse accused of diverting patients' liquid fentanyl and replacing it with tap water at a Medford, Oregon hospital
2024-06
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Oregon Medford, OR |
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center | liquid fentanyl | Allegedly diverted patients' liquid fentanyl for personal use and replaced it with nonsterile tap water, which was linked to central line infections; police said the charges reflect the number of patients affected. | not stated | Arrested and charged with 44 counts of second-degree assault; the nurse had voluntarily agreed in November 2023 to a nursing license suspension pending completion of an investigation and had left the hospital in July 2023. Indicted by a Jackson County grand jury on the 44 second-degree assault counts; trial was set for September 2026. A related civil lawsuit seeking $11 million in damages alleges the tap-water substitution caused at least two patient deaths. | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse and advanced practice nurse charged after removing hydromorphone without patient orders and admitting to diverting controlled substances from the workplace
2024-06
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Washington Okanogan County, Washington |
Workplace | hydromorphone | Charges state that in October 2023 the nurse removed hydromorphone for multiple patients who did not have orders for hydromorphone, and did not document the administration or waste of the medication; the nurse admitted to diverting controlled substances from the workplace for personal use over approximately two years. | not stated | Charged with unprofessional conduct by the Board of Nursing (formerly the Nursing Commission) in June 2024; the provider may respond to the Department of Health in writing, after which the case enters the settlement process. | none documented | source |
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Texarkana pharmacist pleads guilty to falsifying records to conceal theft of methadone and other narcotics
2024-06
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Arkansas | Retail pharmacy in Texarkana | Methadone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, morphine (MS Contin), alprazolam and other controlled substances | not stated | Staff pharmacist | not stated | none documented | source |
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Madera pharmacist pleaded guilty to dispensing over 200,000 opioid pills on forged prescriptions
2024-06
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California | Independent retail pharmacy in Madera | Oxycodone and hydrocodone tablets | not stated | Pharmacist and pharmacy owner | not stated | none documented | source |
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New Hampshire hospital nurse anesthetist pleaded guilty after substituting saline for operating-room fentanyl
2024-06
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New Hampshire | Hospital operating room, Catholic Medical Center, Manchester | Liquid fentanyl left over from medical procedures | not stated | Nurse anesthetist | not stated | none documented | source |
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Physician terminated by employer for diverting fentanyl, versed and dilaudid from patients
2024-06
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Florida Tampa, FL |
Tampa, FL | fentanyl, versed, and dilaudid | Diverting fentanyl, versed, and dilaudid from patients; impairment; unprofessional conduct | not stated | Agreed order publicly referring the physician to the Texas Physician Health Program (TXPHP) | none documented | source |
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Long Island pharmaceutical employee sentenced to six years for stealing thousands of oxycodone pills from employer
2024-05-31
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New York | not stated | Oxycodone, described as thousands of pills | not stated | Former employee of a Suffolk County-based pharmaceutical employer | not stated | none documented | source |
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Dodge County Hospital Nurse Diverted Oxycodone Using Automated Dispensing Cabinet Swap
2024-05-24
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Minnesota Dodge County, Minnesota |
Post-anesthesia care unit, hospital in Dodge County, Minnesota | Oxycodone (diverted alongside oxybutynin used as cover) | Withdrew two-pill oxycodone orders from an automated dispensing cabinet but gave patients only one, falsifying pain reports; also opened an oxybutynin drawer to mask additional oxycodone withdrawals | not stated | Pleaded guilty May 2024 to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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Barbourville Pharmacy Pays $215,000 Over Red-Flag Prescription Failures
2024-05-09
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Kentucky Barbourville, Kentucky |
Smith Family Pharmacy, a retail pharmacy in Barbourville, Kentucky | Oxycodone and oxymorphone | Pharmacy filled over 500 prescriptions bearing red flags for diversion or abuse — dangerous drug combinations, high dosages, and out-of-state prescribers — without resolving the concerns | not stated | Pharmacy and pharmacist-in-charge paid $215,000 civil penalty and signed a four-year DEA Memorandum of Agreement, May 2024 | $215,000 (civil penalty) | source |
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Registered nurse sentenced to probation for stealing OxyContin from a hospital narcotics cabinet and replacing it with other medications
2024-05
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South Dakota Canton, SD |
Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center | OxyContin | Removed OxyContin from blister packs in a narcotics cabinet and replaced it with melatonin and acetaminophen, resealed the packs, and used the stolen OxyContin for personal use; pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, and subterfuge. | not stated | Pleaded guilty on March 6, 2024; sentenced on May 24, 2024, to two years probation and a $100 special assessment; indicted by a federal grand jury in June 2023. Investigated by the FDA Office of Criminal Investigations and the DEA. | none documented | source |
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Pharmacy technician charged with taking Promethazine-Codeine syrup from pharmacy
2024-05
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Washington King County, Washington |
a pharmacy | Promethazine-Codeine Syrup | Allegedly seen taking two bottles of Promethazine-Codeine Syrup from the pharmacy in December 2023; approximately 46 bottles of Promethazine-Codeine were unaccounted for during times the technician worked at pharmacies from January to December 2022. | not stated | Charged with unprofessional conduct by the Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission in May 2024. | none documented | source |
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Clinic pharmacy assistant charged with stealing OxyContin and Oxycodone prescriptions from the clinic where she worked
2024-05
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Washington Whitman County, Washington |
a clinic | OxyContin and Oxycodone | Charges state that in November 2023 the pharmacy assistant stole prescriptions for OxyContin and Oxycodone from the clinic where she worked. | not stated | Charged with unprofessional conduct by the Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission in May 2024; the case is pending. | none documented | source |
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Nurse at Texas Health Hurst-Euless-Bedford diverted fentanyl, morphine, and other controlled substances from an automated dispensing cabinet
2024-05
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Arkansas Bedford, TX |
Texas Health Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Norco (hydrocodone/acetaminophen), morphine, fentanyl, diazepam, and temazepam | Withdrew two Norco 5 mg tablets from an automated dispensing cabinet when the order was for one, documented only one, then documented administration of the second after the patient was discharged; a facility audit found 10 mg morphine, 100 mcg fentanyl, 2.5 mg diazepam, and 15 mg temazepam unaccounted for; removed morphine without an order; failed to document wastage or return of unused diazepam, temazepam, and fentanyl; documented morphine administration before removal and administered an additional morphine dose without an order. | not stated | License placed on probation for two years; $1,500 civil penalty; required remedial courses and monitoring. | none documented | source |
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Hospital Pharmacy Technician Pleaded Guilty to Tampering with Hydromorphone
2024-04-30
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Connecticut Norwich, Connecticut |
Pharmacy technician, Backus Hospital (Norwich, CT) | Hydromorphone solution — 3 bags | Used employee ID badge to access secure storage on Jan 11, 2024, removed a portion of hydromorphone from each bag, replaced it with saline, returned bags to storage for patient use | not stated | Waived indictment; pleaded guilty Apr 30, 2024 to tampering with a consumer product — sentencing not yet scheduled | none documented | source |
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Minnesota Pharmacist in Charge Pleads Guilty to Stealing Oxycodone Bottles From Inventory
2024-04-25
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Minnesota Maplewood, Minnesota |
Pharmacist in charge, retail pharmacy (Maplewood, MN); conduct Mar 2020 – Jun 2023 | Oxycodone (bottles taken from pharmacy inventory) | Removed oxycodone bottles from the pharmacy's own stock for personal use and falsified the pharmacy's records to conceal the missing inventory | not stated | Pleaded guilty Apr 25, 2024, to one count of obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation; sentencing to be scheduled | none documented | source |
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New Jersey drug manufacturer settles claims it failed to account for oxycodone, hydrocodone and temazepam
2024-04-10
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New Jersey | Drug manufacturing operations | Oxycodone, hydrocodone, temazepam | not stated | Pharmaceutical manufacturer (DEA registrant) | not stated | none documented | source |
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ICU nurse sentenced for tampering with fentanyl and hydromorphone at Ardmore hospital
2024-04
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Oklahoma Ardmore, OK |
Mercy Hospital Intensive Care Unit, Ardmore, Oklahoma | fentanyl and hydromorphone | stole fentanyl and hydromorphone intended for intensive care patients; removed the pain medication from vials, refilled the empty vials with tap water, and returned the tampered vials to the controlled storage locker; admitted the conduct | not stated | sentenced to 12 months in prison for one count of Tampering with Consumer Products; pleaded guilty on August 31, 2023 | none documented | source |
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Arkansas nurse self-reported diverting and consuming hydrocodone from employer
2024-04
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Arkansas Cabot, AR |
Cabot Health and Rehab | hydrocodone | self-reported diverting and consuming hydrocodone from employer | not stated | Self-reported; no disciplinary action stated | none documented | source |
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Arkansas rehabilitation facility nurse self-reported diverting hydrocodone
2024-04
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Arkansas | Health and rehabilitation facility in Cabot, Arkansas | Hydrocodone | not stated | Nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Labor & Delivery Nurse Stole Pain Meds from 50+ New Mothers
2024-03-27
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Iowa Waterloo, Iowa |
Labor & delivery nurse, Waterloo, Iowa hospital | Controlled substances incl. fentanyl — vial tampered with saline | Diverted medication meant for new mothers to herself; falsely charted doses as administered | not stated | Pleaded guilty Oct 12, 2023; sentenced Mar 27, 2024 to 1 yr + 1 day + 3 yrs supervised release | none documented | source |
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Rhode Island School Nurse Took Possession of a Discontinued Controlled-Substance Medication Prescribed to a Student
2024-03-18
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Rhode Island Rhode Island |
School, Rhode Island | A controlled-substance medication (discontinued student prescription) | Took possession of a student's discontinued controlled-substance medication for personal use after the prescription was discontinued | not stated | Admitted conduct to Investigative Committee Mar 18, 2024; reprimanded under a Board of Nursing consent decree | none documented | source |
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Former Scripps Encinitas anesthesiologist placed on seven-year probation for taking and self-administering propofol and opioids
2024-03
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California | Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas | Propofol, fentanyl, hydromorphone, midazolam | not stated | Anesthesiologist (labor and delivery unit) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Eastern Kentucky physician and clinic nurse sentenced for conspiracy to issue illegitimate opioid prescriptions
2024-03
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Kentucky | Medical clinics in the Pikeville, Kentucky area | Oxycodone, methadone, hydrocodone, alprazolam, clonazepam | not stated | Licensed physician (D.O.) and clinic nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Oregon registered nurse accused of pulling narcotics and failing to document administration or wastage
2024-03
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Oregon | Oregon licensee (reciprocal action reported by the Washington State Department of Health) | narcotics | allegedly pulled narcotics and failed to document their administration or wastage | not stated | charged with unprofessional conduct | none documented | source |
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Mississippi pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining hydrocodone from pharmacy inventory
2024-01-30
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Mississippi | Pharmacy in Jefferson County, Mississippi | Hydrocodone | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Valley Center Veterinary Clinic Pays $125,000 Over Controlled-Substance Mishandling
2024-01-17
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California Valley Center, California |
Best Veterinary Care (Valley Center Veterinary Clinic), San Diego County, California | Alprazolam, diazepam, and tramadol | DEA inventory audit found unaccounted-for controlled-substance pills and inadequate inventory controls to prevent theft and diversion | not stated | Clinic paid $125,000 civil settlement and signed a DEA Memorandum of Agreement, January 2024 | $125,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Hospice Nurse Stole Morphine from Dying Patient, Replaced with Cranberry Juice
2024-01
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Texas Clifton, Texas |
RN, Clifton Lutheran Sunset Ministries hospice (Clifton, TX) | Morphine | Stole morphine from a hospice patient, refilled the container with cranberry juice to conceal the theft | not stated | Convicted of injury to the elderly + diversion of a controlled substance; sentenced to 4 years prison + 2 yrs probation | none documented | source |
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Default order for diversion of controlled substance from pharmacy
2024-01
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Texas | Pharmacy | controlled substance | Diversion of controlled substance from pharmacy | not stated | Revocation | none documented | source |
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Hospital nurse anesthetist accused of diverting fentanyl and propofol intended for surgical patients
2024-01
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New Mexico Las Vegas, NM |
a regional hospital | fentanyl and propofol | Accused of diverting fentanyl and propofol intended for patients' surgical pain control for his own use, and of going to extreme lengths to avoid drug testing after colleagues raised concerns. | not stated | Board of Nursing settlement reported to include two years of probation, quarterly supervisor reports, and random drug testing; an earlier proposed settlement had included 28 days of rehab, five years of probation, and more frequent drug testing. | none documented | source |
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Michigan Physician Suspended Over Bloomfield Township Drug Diversion and Fraud Conviction
2023-12-15
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Michigan Bloomfield Township, Michigan |
not stated | not stated | not stated | Physician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Hospital registered nurse's license revoked after fentanyl tampering and diversion
2023-12
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Wisconsin Janesville, WI |
a hospital in Janesville, Wisconsin | fentanyl | tampered with fentanyl vials in hospital automated dispensing cabinets, had excessive fentanyl overrides, unaccounted fentanyl, and recorded wasting large amounts of fentanyl; refused a reasonable suspicion drug screen and resigned | not stated | nursing license revoked; pleaded guilty in federal court to tampering with a consumer product involving injectable fentanyl; may not petition for reinstatement earlier than one year; ordered to pay costs | none documented | source |
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Iowa Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Controlled Substances from Life Care Center
2023-11-30
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Iowa Carroll, Iowa |
Life care center (long-term care facility), Carroll, Iowa | Controlled substances diverted from resident supplies (unspecified schedule) | Diverted controlled substances intended for residents and falsified related patient documentation to conceal the theft | not stated | Pleaded guilty, November 2023, in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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Norfolk Children's Hospital Pays Civil Penalty for Unregistered Warehouse Fentanyl Gap
2023-11-16
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Virginia Norfolk, Virginia |
Hospital pharmacy and receiving warehouse | Fentanyl (200 one-mL syringes) and other compounded controlled substances | Compounded controlled-substance shipments routed through an unregistered warehouse with no accounting for a fentanyl delivery | not stated | Civil settlement — $68,400 penalty plus DEA corrective-action agreement (Nov. 2023) | $68,400 (civil penalty) | source |
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Boston-Area ER Nurse Sentenced for 412 Unauthorized Opioid Withdrawals
2023-11-15
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Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts |
Hospital emergency department | Morphine, fentanyl, hydromorphone | 412 unauthorized cabinet withdrawals billed to 299 already-discharged patients over ~5 months. The 412 unauthorized withdrawals were tied to 299 discharged patients. | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 3 months' imprisonment and 1 year supervised release (Nov. 2023) | none documented | source |
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Michigan Physician Surrenders License Over Big Rapids Drug Diversion and Fraud Conviction
2023-11-15
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Michigan Big Rapids, Michigan |
not stated | not stated | not stated | Physician | 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
Why: documented failure modes
A separate text analysis of the 723 case summaries found 371 cases (51.3%) matching at least one named failure-mode pattern below. 352 cases (48.7% of 723) matched none of these categories - most of these are short board-order summaries ("licensee diverted controlled substances from their employer") that state an outcome without describing a mechanism, not cases where no failure occurred. A case can match zero, one, or several categories — these are corpus-level counts, not a per-case tag, and are not used as a row filter above: reproducing the exact category membership per case from the stored patterns did not exactly match this file's hand-curated counts on independent re-check, so no individual case here is labeled with a "why" that this code cannot verify.
Drug swapped for a substitute and the container returned to circulation
137 of 723
Text names an act of replacing/refilling the drug with a named substitute (saline, water, an OTC pill, a cleaning product, etc.), OR uses swap/dilute/tamper to describe the same act, so the altered container went back into use looking unchanged.
Outright theft or embezzlement of stock (no substitution described)
120 of 723
Text uses stole/stealing/embezzled to describe removal of controlled substances.
Records, charts, orders, inventories, or receipts falsified to conceal the diversion
58 of 723
Text uses a form of "falsif-" within 60 characters of a record-type noun (chart, inventory, transaction, receipt, prescription, etc.).
Prescriptions fraudulent, forged, invalid, or written outside legitimate medical practice
53 of 723
Text explicitly characterizes the prescription(s) as fraudulent, forged, invalid, or issued outside legitimate medical practice (including "pill mill" language).
Automated dispensing cabinet used as the point of exploitation
30 of 723
Text names an automated dispensing cabinet/machine, or the acronym ADC, as part of the mechanism.
Waste/wastage claim used to cover the diversion, or wastage not witnessed
38 of 723
Text describes recording or claiming drug as "waste" (when it was not), pulling drug from a waste stream, or wastage that was not independently witnessed.
Cancelled, voided, or falsely entered dispensing-system transactions to hide the removal
11 of 723
Text describes cancelling, voiding, or falsely entering a system transaction (an order, a return-to-stock entry, a cancel entry) specifically to conceal a removal.
Facility-level failure to maintain accurate inventory or required records (not one employee concealing a theft)
24 of 723
Text states the FACILITY (not an individual concealing personal use) failed to maintain required inventory/records, or names a recordkeeping violation/negligent recordkeeping as the basis for the government action.
Drug obtained using a false identity, a fictitious patient, or impersonation
11 of 723
Text describes using a fictitious patient profile, a false name/identity, stolen patient information, or impersonating a licensed prescriber to obtain the drug.
Known or suspected loss/theft/diversion not reported to DEA or a licensing board
10 of 723
Text states a failure to notify or report a loss, theft, or suspected diversion to a regulator.
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.