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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Former hospital nurse in Douglas charged with stealing and diluting hydromorphone and meperidine
2017-10
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Wyoming Douglas, WY |
Memorial Hospital of Converse County | hydromorphone (Dilaudid) and meperidine (Demerol) | Alleged tampering with consumer products by removing some or all of hydromorphone and meperidine and replacing the drugs with saline solution; alleged acquiring Schedule II controlled substances by removing them from their containers and replacing them with saline solution. A hospital spokesman said the former nurse admitted to stealing hydromorphone. | not stated | Pleaded not guilty to four counts; placed on administrative leave and license suspended by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing; remains free on an unsecured bond and a trial was set. | none documented | source |
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Palos Park physician's medical and controlled substance licenses temporarily suspended over prescribing
2017-10
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Illinois | Private medical practice, Palos Park, Illinois | Controlled substances (unspecified) | not stated | Physician and surgeon | not stated | none documented | source |
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Schaumburg psychiatrist temporarily suspended over boundary violations and controlled substance prescribing
2017-10
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Illinois | Private psychiatric practice, Schaumburg, Illinois | Controlled substances (unspecified) | not stated | Physician and surgeon (psychiatric practice) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Perryville pharmacy owner sentenced to 10 years for selling opioids off pharmacy shelves and forging prescriptions
2017-09-27
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Arkansas | Independent pharmacy in Perryville | Oxycodone and hydrocodone (Schedule II, III and IV pills) | not stated | Managing pharmacist and co-owner | not stated | none documented | source |
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Three former Trinity Hospital hospice nurses accused of stealing drugs and endangering patients
2017-09
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North Dakota Minot, ND |
Trinity Hospital's Home Health and Hospice program | morphine and hydromorphine; drugs prescribed for hospice patients | Accused of stealing drugs prescribed for hospice patients; two charged with endangering a patient by diluting medication or giving morphine instead of prescribed hydromorphine; alleged conspiracy to steal drugs; one allegedly confessed to ingesting unused medication and self-administering for over a year; investigation found multiple drug diversions in records of 104 patients. | not stated | Charged with felony offenses; two voluntarily surrendered nursing licenses after admitting to board allegations; one arrested and signed promise to appear. | none documented | source |
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Little Rock VA hospital employee pleads guilty in conspiracy to steal and distribute opioids
2017-09
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Arkansas | Veterans Affairs hospital in Little Rock | Prescription medication including opioids | not stated | Hospital technician (one of three indicted employees) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Nevada grocery-pharmacy technician accused of diverting hydrocodone, amphetamine and oxycodone tablets from patient bottles
2017-08
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Nevada | Retail grocery-chain pharmacy | Hydrocodone/acetaminophen, amphetamine salts and oxycodone (alleged) | not stated | Registered pharmaceutical technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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South Dakota medication aide charged with hydrocodone possession in 2017 health care fraud sweep
2017-07-13
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South Dakota | not specified in release; one of two cases in Yankton County and Turner County | hydrocodone | not stated | medication aide | not stated | none documented | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.