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Showing 730 of 730 cases · page 53 of 92.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Roanoke Pharmacist Sentenced for Tampering with Hydromorphone Vials
2021-01-29
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Virginia Roanoke, Virginia |
Pharmacist, Home Choice Partners (Roanoke, VA) | Hydromorphone — 50 mL vial | Replaced hydromorphone in a narcotics-cabinet vial with saline over about nine months; caught after a needle and bloody tissue were found in a bathroom, prompting an all-staff drug test | not stated | Pleaded guilty Sept 2020 to tampering with a consumer product; sentenced Jan 29, 2021 to 12 months + 1 day | none documented | source |
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Michigan hospital network paid $7.75 million to settle allegations its pharmacies enabled opioid diversion
2021-01-20
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Michigan | Retail and subsidiary pharmacies, including a Port Huron pharmacy and a Western Michigan pharmacy | Hydrocodone, oxycodone and hydromorphone | not stated | Health care corporation operating hospital and retail pharmacies | not stated | none documented | source |
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Rural Pennsylvania hospital pharmacy technician charged after 2,100 oxycodone tablets went missing
2021-01
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Pennsylvania | Hospital pharmacy, Penn Highlands DuBois | Oxycodone; a total of 2,100 tablets reported missing | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Rawlins physician sentenced federally for dispensing medically unnecessary controlled substances
2020-12
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Wyoming Rawlins, WY |
medical practice in Rawlins, Wyoming | oxycodone, alprazolam, hydrocodone, tramadol and other controlled substances | Pleaded guilty to 20 counts of dispensing medically unnecessary controlled substances; prosecutors said some patients were addicts or became addicted, that drugs were traded for sexual favors, and that 430 oxycodone pills were prescribed to a young female patient in return for lewd photographs. | not stated | Sentenced to 20 concurrent five-year prison terms, six years of supervised release, a $2,000 special assessment and $400 restitution; license previously suspended by the state medical board. | none documented | source |
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Former Ennis pharmacist pleaded guilty to opioid distribution and was sentenced to prison and fined
2020-11
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Montana | Pharmacy, Ennis | Opioids | not stated | Pharmacist (former) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Southwest Michigan nurse summarily suspended over alleged fentanyl-for-saline substitution
2020-10-28
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Michigan | Southwest Michigan healthcare workplace | Fentanyl (allegedly replaced with saline) | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Maui physician charged with unlawful distribution of hydrocodone after undercover visits
2020-10-08
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Hawaii | Private medical practice in Kahului, Maui, with a second office in Hilo | Hydrocodone (schedule II opioid) | not stated | Physician (medical doctor) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Nursing Home Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Hospice Patient's Oxycodone
2020-10-02
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Massachusetts Dighton, Massachusetts |
Registered nurse, Dighton Care and Rehabilitation Center (Dighton, MA) | Oxycodone — 3 blister-card packages | Removed oxycodone from a hospice patient's blister packs and substituted other pills disguised to look like oxycodone | not stated | Pleaded guilty Oct. 2, 2020 to tampering with a consumer product; sentencing set for Jan. 19, 2021 | 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.