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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Pharmacist-in-charge and corporate president at a Cleveland pharmacy dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescriptions; agreed order
2015-08
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Texas Cleveland, TX |
Tristar-Cleveland | controlled substances | as pharmacist-in-charge and corporate president dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescription orders | not stated | Agreed Board Order accepted and entered; license placed on 3-year probation with conditions, fined $7500, and must pass pharmacy law exam | none documented | source |
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Cleveland pharmacy dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescriptions; agreed order
2015-08
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Texas Cleveland, TX |
Tristar-Cleveland | controlled substances | dispensed controlled substances pursuant to invalid prescription orders | not stated | Agreed Board Order accepted and entered; license placed on 3-year probation with conditions and fined $7500 | none documented | source |
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Psychiatrist found to have unlawfully possessed controlled substances taken back from patients and kept no required records
2013-09
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New Mexico Albuquerque, NM |
private psychiatric practice | controlled substances including fentanyl patches, oxycodone, OxyContin, methadone, Suboxone, hydrocodone, benzodiazepines, and Lyrica samples | Took back and retained already-dispensed controlled substances directly from patients outside the CSA's closed distribution system, and failed to maintain any inventory or records of the controlled substances he received or the drug samples kept in his office; a separate allegation that he redistributed these drugs to other patients was investigated but found unproven. | not stated | DEA registration renewal granted subject to a six-month suspension and restriction to non-narcotic controlled substances only; DATA-Waiver authority to prescribe Suboxone/Subutex revoked. | none documented | source |
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Psychiatrist reprimanded for prescribing Ritalin to her spouse without medical justification
2011-12
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California Ridgecrest, CA |
Ridgecrest, CA | Ritalin | Admitted to prescribing Ritalin to her spouse without adequate documentation of medical necessity. | not stated | Reprimand by the Maryland Board of Physicians, taken reciprocally after the Illinois Board of Medicine fined her for the same conduct | none documented | source |
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Internal medicine physician summarily suspended over chronic cocaine and opiate use
2011-11
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Maryland Baltimore, MD |
Facility | cocaine and opiates | The Board determined that the physician's chronic and active personal use of cocaine and opiates constituted a substantial likelihood of risk of serious harm to the public health, safety and welfare. | not stated | Summary suspension of medical license | none documented | source |
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Anesthesiologist admitted to repeatedly ingesting illicit substances and evading toxicology screens
2011-07
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Maryland Baltimore, MD |
Baltimore, MD | illicit substances | admitted to repeatedly ingesting illicit substances and deliberately evading detection on toxicology screens, in violation of a prior consent order | not stated | suspension | none documented | source |
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Physician assistant wrote unauthorized prescriptions for controlled dangerous substances for her own personal use
2011-07
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Maryland Hagerstown, MD |
Hagerstown, MD | Controlled Dangerous Substances | found to have written unauthorized prescriptions for Controlled Dangerous Substances for her own personal use, amid substance abuse issues | not stated | revocation | none documented | source |
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Respiratory care practitioner took controlled dangerous substances from her workplace
2011-05
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Maryland Frederick, MD |
Workplace | controlled dangerous substances | found to have taken controlled dangerous substances from her workplace | not stated | reprimand with terms and conditions, upon applying for reinstatement | none documented | source |
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- 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%)
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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.