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Showing 730 of 730 cases · page 51 of 92.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Minnesota pharmacist caught on video pocketing amphetamines; suspension stayed with monitoring
2021-05
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Minnesota | Pharmacy (employer not named in order) | Amphetamines (Schedule II controlled substances) | not stated | Pharmacist | not stated | none documented | source |
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Minnesota pharmacy technician took oxycodone from filled patient prescriptions; registration surrendered
2021-05
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Minnesota | Retail pharmacy will-call area | Oxycodone tablets | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Dothan Pharmacy Owner Sentenced for Selling Opioids Without Prescriptions
2021-04-27
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Alabama Dothan, Alabama |
Independently owned retail pharmacy (Allen's Pharmacy), Dothan, Alabama | Oxycodone and hydrocodone (Schedule II) | Pharmacy owner personally sold controlled substances to individuals for cash outside any valid prescription | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 87 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release | none documented | source |
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Fontana pharmacy technician's registration revoked over diversion of 117 tramadol tablets
2021-04-26
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California | High-volume outpatient pharmacy of a large health system in Fontana | Tramadol 50 mg (Schedule IV) | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Nursing Home Employees Sentenced for Stealing and Reselling Patients' Alprazolam
2021-04-19
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Georgia Brunswick, Georgia |
Guest services rep + LPN, nursing and personal care facility (Brunswick, GA) | Alprazolam | Stole drugs from patient supplies and resold them for shared profit, Dec 2019-early 2020; caught after an internal facility review found drugs missing | not stated | Indicted May 2020; both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute — Gibson sentenced to probation Mar 2021, Ellison sentenced to probation Apr 15, 2021 | none documented | source |
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Lowell Nursing Home Nurse Diverted Hospice Patients' Liquid Morphine
2021-04-09
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Massachusetts Lowell, Massachusetts |
Nursing home hospice care, Lowell and Melrose, Massachusetts | Liquid morphine | Diverted morphine from bottles prescribed to elderly hospice patients, replacing it with saline or Benadryl and falsifying medication records | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 42 months in prison and 3 years supervised release | none documented | source |
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Westfield Nursing Facility Nurse Diluted Hospice Patient's Morphine
2021-03-30
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Massachusetts Westfield, Massachusetts |
Nursing facility (Governor's Center), Westfield, Massachusetts | Liquid morphine | Removed morphine from a hospice patient's prescribed bottle and diluted the remainder with another substance | not stated | Pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product; sentencing scheduled for June 2021 | none documented | source |
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Roswell Park Cancer Center Nurse Tampered with Patients' Hydromorphone
2021-03-10
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New York Buffalo, New York |
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (Buffalo, NY) | Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) dispensing-machine vials | Canceled dispensing transactions, removed drug, refilled vials with water | not stated | Pleaded guilty Mar 10, 2021; caused waterborne infections in 6 patients | 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%)
- 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.