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Showing 730 of 730 cases · page 8 of 15.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Dearborn physician pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute hydrocodone without medical necessity
2022-05-02
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Michigan | Medical office in Dearborn | Hydrocodone | not stated | Physician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Pharmacy technician reinstated after taking a controlled substance from a pharmacy for personal use
2022-05
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Texas | a pharmacy | controlled substance | Took a controlled substance from the pharmacy for personal use (dated 06/06/2019), cited in connection with a prior board order | not stated | Granted reinstatement with 3 years probation | none documented | source |
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Wisconsin Pharmacy Settles Controlled Substance Dispensing and Recordkeeping Violations
2022-04-29
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Wisconsin Cadott, Wisconsin |
Cadott Miller Pharmacy, retail pharmacy (Cadott, WI) | Controlled substances — high-risk drug combinations dispensed 2017-2019 | Filled drug combinations with no legitimate medical purpose, filled prescriptions with no valid Rx on file, allowed unauthorized early refills, dispensed Schedule II drugs for opioid dependence | not stated | DEA immediate suspension order Dec 17, 2019; pharmacy surrendered DEA registration Jan 7, 2020; civil settlement $20,000 — announced Apr 2022 | $20,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Missoula Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Fentanyl and Hydromorphone
2022-04-26
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Montana Missoula, Montana |
Hospital (Community Medical Center, Missoula, Montana) | Fentanyl and hydromorphone | Diverted vials and syringes during patient care and had a coworker unknowingly witness the disposal of tampered medication | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 2 years probation and a $2,000 fine | $2,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Ulster County Dentist Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Oxycodone in a Patient's Name
2022-04-14
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New York Stone Ridge, New York |
Dentist, Stone Ridge, NY practice | Oxycodone | Fraudulently submitted an oxycodone prescription in a patient's name and date of birth for a patient she was not treating, then filled it at a Woodstock, NY pharmacy for her own use | not stated | Pleaded guilty Apr 14, 2022 to acquiring a controlled substance by fraud; agreed to surrender medical license and DEA registration eligibility; sentencing set for Aug 25, 2022 | $100,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Jacksonville Hospital ICU Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Patients' Fentanyl
2022-04-13
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Florida Jacksonville, Florida |
Hospital neurological ICU (Jacksonville, Florida) | Injectable fentanyl | Removed fentanyl from syringes, replaced it with saline, and reglued tamper-evident caps to conceal the substitution | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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DC nurse and nurse practitioner licenses revoked after oxycodone distribution conviction
2022-04-08
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District of Columbia Washington, DC |
Registered nurse and nurse practitioner licensed in the District of Columbia; employer not identified in the order | Oxycodone | not stated | not stated | not stated | none documented | source |
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Prisma Health Midlands Pays $1 Million in Record South Carolina CSA Settlement
2022-04-05
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South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina |
Prisma Health Midlands hospital system (Columbia, SC) | Controlled substances — recordkeeping/dispensing violations | Failed to notify DEA within one business day of thefts/significant losses over a 3-year period; pharmacy filled prescriptions with no legitimate medical purpose for two patients later convicted of drug distribution | not stated | Civil settlement (memorandum of agreement), $1 million — announced Apr 5, 2022; largest CSA settlement in SC history | $1,000,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Hilo Medical Center nurse charged with fentanyl theft and drug possession
2022-04
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Hawaii Hilo, HI |
Hilo Medical Center | fentanyl | Charged with prescription drug theft and felony drug possession in relation to two April 2022 incidents at the hospital; the charges allege two counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, embezzlement or theft, third-degree promoting a dangerous drug (possessed fentanyl, in any amount), and second-degree promoting a dangerous drug (possessed one-fourth ounce or more of fentanyl). | not stated | Charged with four felony offenses; made an initial appearance in Hilo Circuit Court, where a request for supervised release or bail reduction was denied and bail was maintained at $55,000; later posted $55,000 cash bail and was released from custody. Next court appearance set for December 5, 2022. | none documented | source |
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Worcester County Nursing Home Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering With a Dementia Patient's Morphine
2022-03-08
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Massachusetts Northborough, Massachusetts |
Nursing home dementia care unit (Worcester County, Massachusetts) | Morphine sulfate | Removed liquid morphine from a patient's bottle and diluted the remainder with water | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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Danville Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Fentanyl and Hydromorphone
2022-03-04
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Virginia Danville, Virginia |
RN, Sovah Health-Danville (Danville, VA) | Fentanyl and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) vials | Popped tops off fentanyl vials in an AcuDose machine using her unique access code, diverting the drug for personal use; denied tampering to investigators in two separate interviews before admitting it | not stated | Pleaded guilty May 2021; sentenced Mar 4, 2022 to 36 months in federal prison | $4,360,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Mount Pleasant pharmacy technician charged with stealing OxyContin and Adderall from CVS pharmacy
2022-03
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South Carolina Mount Pleasant, SC |
CVS Pharmacy on Ben Sawyer Boulevard | OxyContin and Adderall | Allegedly stole tablets of OxyContin and Adderall from the pharmacy while working as a pharmacy technician. | not stated | Charged with two counts of theft of a controlled substance; booked into the Al Cannon Detention Center and later released on own recognizance. | none documented | source |
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Illinois Dentist Charged with Tampering with Patients' Fentanyl
2022-02-10
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Illinois Rochester, Illinois |
Dentist, Rochester, IL practice | Fentanyl — surgical anesthesia vials | Pierced fentanyl vials before patient surgeries, removed half the drug for personal use, refilled vials with another solution and administered the diluted fentanyl as anesthesia | not stated | Indicted Feb 1, 2022 on 8 counts of drug diversion + 8 counts of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud + tampering + false statements; arrested Feb 7, 2022 | $200,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Aspirar Pharmacy Pays $100K for Filling Invalid Opioid Prescriptions
2022-02-03
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North Carolina Cary / Durham, North Carolina |
Aspirar Pharmacy, two locations (Cary/Durham, NC) | Controlled substances — invalid prescriptions filled 2017-2018 | Filled prescriptions from Dr. Sharon Halliday, who wrote them outside the scope permitted by her Duke University faculty limited license, without confirming her license's validity | not stated | Civil settlement, $100,000 + DEA memorandum of agreement to stop filling for the practice — announced Feb 3, 2022 | $100,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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North Carolina pharmacy chain paid $100,000 to resolve claims it filled prescriptions from physician on limited license
2022-02-03
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North Carolina | Community pharmacies in Cary and Durham | Controlled substances (unspecified) | not stated | Retail pharmacy (two locations) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Ready Pharmacy Pays $400K Over 26,000 Missing Controlled Substance Units
2022-02-01
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New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Ready Pharmacy, retail pharmacy, now closed (Albuquerque, NM) | Controlled substances — 26,000+ missing dosage units | Failed to account for missing dosage units found Mar 15, 2016; DEA on-site inspection also found controlled substances unsafeguarded and improperly stored | not stated | Civil settlement, $400,000 (initial $50,000 + $350,000 over 5 years) — announced Feb 2022 | $400,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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Cedar Rapids Surgery Center Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials
2022-01-21
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Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Outpatient surgery center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Fentanyl | Punctured fentanyl vial caps with a needle to withdraw the drug, refilled with saline, and reglued the caps to disguise the tampering | not stated | Pleaded guilty to drug fraud and product misbranding; sentenced to 5 years probation, $10,000 fine, forfeited nursing license | $10,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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San Diego Pharmacy Pays $105K for Ignoring Opioid Prescription Red Flags
2022-01-20
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California San Diego, California |
Balboa Pharmacy, retail pharmacy (San Diego, CA) | Opioids, incl. doses exceeding 100 MME + benzodiazepine/muscle-relaxant "trinity" combinations | Filled prescriptions without resolving red flags — high MME doses, dangerous drug combinations, patients with multiple prescribers, early refills | not stated | Civil settlement, $105,000 — announced Jan 20, 2022; entered Oct 2021 memorandum of agreement with DEA | $105,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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DC emergency nurse's diversion surfaced by automated dispensing cabinet audit
2022-01-14
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District of Columbia Washington, DC |
Emergency room registered nurse, Providence Hospital and United Medical Center, Washington, DC | Narcotics removed from hospital stock; admitted addiction to oxycodone and tramadol | not stated | not stated | not stated | none documented | source |
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Skilled nursing facility registered nurse diverted Ativan tablets from PRN supply for personal use; Vermont license warned
2022-01
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Vermont Gwynedd, PA |
Foulkeways at Gwynedd Skilled Nursing Facility | Ativan | Admitted to diverting Ativan tablets for personal use in 2015 or 2016 on more than one occasion by taking them from the PRN supply at the skilled nursing facility; the Board found this constituted diverting drugs for unauthorized use and failing to exercise independent professional judgment. | not stated | License warned; no other conditions or sanctions imposed. Board found Violations Two and Four proven; Violations One and Three not proven. | none documented | source |
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Physician pleads guilty to illegally prescribing opioids and falsifying records at a Lake Milton medical office
2022-01
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Ohio Lake Milton, OH |
a medical office in Lake Milton, Ohio | opioids including oxycodone and hydrocodone, often in combination with benzodiazepines and stimulants | illegally prescribed controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose; used false diagnoses, falsified patient pain intensity scales in medical charts, increased dosages, and prescribed for prolonged periods without evidence of efficacy; ignored urine drug screen results and warning signs of patient addiction and abuse; unlawfully prescribed opioids to two patients who later fatally overdosed and to an individual under the age of 21 | not stated | pleaded guilty to illegally distributing controlled substances, causing the deaths of two patients, unlawfully distributing a controlled substance to a person under the age of 21, and health care fraud; sentencing scheduled for May 17, 2022 | none documented | source |
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Vermont dental practice employee conspired to forge oxycodone prescriptions
2021-12-20
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Vermont | Dental practice in St. Albans, Vermont, and several area retail pharmacies | Oxycodone (controlled substances obtained via 46 fake prescriptions) | not stated | Dental practice employee | not stated | none documented | source |
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Confluence Health Clinic Nurse Tampered with Morphine Vials
2021-12-07
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Washington Moses Lake, Washington |
Outpatient clinic (Confluence Health), Washington | Morphine | Removed morphine from vials with a syringe, replaced it with saline, and glued vial caps back to conceal the tampering | not stated | Pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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South Jersey hospital system settles DEA allegations after 400 oxycodone tablets reported lost or stolen
2021-12
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New Jersey | Hospital inpatient pharmacy, Voorhees | Oxycodone 30 mg (400 tablets) | not stated | Hospital system (institutional registrant) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Contract nurse at Winston-Salem hospital diverted hydromorphone and replaced it with saline
2021-12
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North Carolina Winston-Salem, NC |
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | injectable hydromorphone | Removed vials of injectable hydromorphone from an automated dispensing cabinet machine, injected the drug into herself, replaced the drug with saline solution, used glue to replace the lids, and returned the contaminated vials to locked drawers. | not stated | Pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with a consumer product; sentenced to four years and six months in federal prison, a $3,000 fine, and three years of supervised release; nursing license suspended. | none documented | source |
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Colorado Nurse Sentenced Over Fake Research-Study Hydromorphone Diversion
2021-12
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Colorado Colorado |
A Colorado hospital | Hydromorphone | Falsely told patients not assigned to her care that she was conducting a PCA-pump study, used a key to open the secured syringe, removed a portion of hydromorphone from it, and returned the syringe to the patient's PCA; obtained the drug from three patients on four occasions and fabricated a false email to law enforcement to support her cover story | not stated | Sentenced to 12 months in federal prison plus one year of supervised release for obtaining controlled substances by fraud and deception | none documented | source |
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DC nurse diverted oxycodone from a rehabilitation hospital
2021-11-23
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District of Columbia Washington, DC |
Registered nurse, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC | Oxycodone IR | not stated | not stated | not stated | none documented | source |
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VA Medical Center Pharmacy Chief Diverted Painkillers from Veterans' Prescriptions
2021-11-12
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Pennsylvania Erie, Pennsylvania |
VA Medical Center pharmacy, Erie, Pennsylvania | Hydrocodone and oxycodone | As Pharmacy Chief, removed dosage units from patient pill bottles awaiting delivery to VA patients | not stated | Pleaded guilty to a federal drug-law violation; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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Ann Arbor VA Nurse Anesthetist Stole 2,000+ Vials of Opioids
2021-11-09
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Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Surgical unit, Ann Arbor VA Hospital (Ann Arbor, MI) | Fentanyl, hydromorphone, morphine, midazolam — 2,000+ vials | Used patient data and falsified records to withdraw drugs from dispensing machines | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced Nov 9, 2021 to 3 years' probation | none documented | source |
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Pharmacy technician surrendered registration after admitted theft of controlled substances from Walgreens pharmacy
2021-11
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Mississippi Gulfport, MS |
Walgreens pharmacy | controlled substances | Admitted to theft of controlled substances from the Walgreens pharmacy where the technician worked. | not stated | Voluntary surrender of pharmacy technician registration accepted; registration revoked; ordered to pay $150.00 in investigation costs. | none documented | source |
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Pharmacy technician surrendered registration after admitting to ingesting THC-infused chocolate while working at Kroger pharmacy
2021-11
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Mississippi Brandon, MS |
Kroger Pharmacy #493 | THC-infused chocolate | Admitted to ingestion of chocolate infused with THC while working at Kroger Pharmacy #493. | not stated | Voluntary surrender of pharmacy technician registration accepted; registration revoked; may petition for reinstatement after at least one year. | none documented | source |
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Pharmacy technician took controlled substances from a pharmacy
2021-11
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Texas | a pharmacy | controlled substances | Took controlled substances from the pharmacy. | not stated | Revocation | none documented | source |
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Nebraska City Nurse Diverted Thousands of Opioid Tablets from an Assisted-Living Facility
2021-10-20
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Nebraska Nebraska City, NE |
Assisted-living facility, Nebraska City, NE | Hydrocodone, tramadol, and oxycodone | Repeatedly ordered opioid refills for residents that were never logged as administered; audit found over 6,000 tablets missing across 23 residents | not stated | Sentenced Oct 20, 2021, to three years of probation and a $5,000 fine | none documented | source |
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Colorado Nurse Stole Fentanyl in Hospital Catheterization Lab
2021-09-18
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Colorado Colorado |
Catheterization lab, contract hospital placement (Colorado) | Fentanyl, midazolam, propofol | Over-obtained doses beyond procedure needs; falsified patient charts to hide the diversion | not stated | Sentenced Sep 18, 2021 to 3 months in prison | none documented | source |
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Carterville Nurse Diverted Hydrocodone at Disability Care Center
2021-09-16
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Illinois Carterville, Illinois |
Residential care facility for adults with intellectual disabilities (Progress Port), Illinois | Hydrocodone | Falsely claimed doses were dispensed to a resident, diverted the pills, and replaced some with over-the-counter Tylenol | not stated | Sentenced to 4 years' probation, $500 fine, on felony drug diversion and health care fraud charges | $500 (criminal fine) | source |
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South Dakota pharmacy technician diverted medications from employer pharmacy
2021-09-16
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South Dakota Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Registered pharmacy technician, employer pharmacy in Sioux Falls, SD | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | none documented | source |
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DC nurse license stays suspended after fentanyl and oxycodone relapse
2021-09-01
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District of Columbia Washington, DC |
Registered nurse, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC | Fentanyl and oxycodone | not stated | not stated | not stated | none documented | source |
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Southeast Missouri medical center paid $1.6 million to resolve invalid opioid prescribing claims
2021-09-01
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Missouri | Medical center in southeast Missouri; physician practiced in Farmington, Missouri | Morphine, hydromorphone and oxycodone, prescribed alongside muscle relaxers and benzodiazepines | not stated | Employed physician (prescriber) at a hospital-affiliated practice | not stated | none documented | source |
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Florida emergency room nurse accused of diverting hydromorphone after syringes found in work bag; probable cause panel dismissed case
2021-09
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Florida | Hospital emergency room in Florida | Hydromorphone (two mostly empty pre-drawn 1 mg syringes) | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Two Colorado nurses held accountable for taking controlled substances from patients
2021-08-28
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Colorado | Patient care settings in Colorado | Controlled substances intended for patients | not stated | Nurses (two separate cases) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Sentara Norfolk Pharmacy Technician Stole 50,000+ Controlled Substance Units
2021-08-13
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Virginia Norfolk, Virginia |
Hospital pharmacy (Sentara Norfolk General Hospital), Virginia | Prescription opioids and other controlled substances (50,000+ dosage units) | Exploited his role restocking the automated medication dispensing/monitoring system, falsifying records and intercepting audit reports to hide the theft | not stated | Pleaded guilty to acquiring controlled substances by fraud; faced up to 4 years in prison | none documented | source |
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South Dakota hospital nurse convicted of tampering with fentanyl vials and replacing contents with saline
2021-08
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South Dakota Chamberlain, SD |
a hospital in Chamberlain, South Dakota | fentanyl citrate for injection | removed fentanyl citrate for injection from a vial and replaced the majority of it with saline solution, then returned the tampered vial to storage | not stated | convicted of Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Misrepresentation, Fraud, Forgery, Deception, and Subterfuge; sentenced to two years of probation and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund | none documented | source |
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Registered pharmacy technician took controlled substances from a pharmacy for purposes of sale
2021-08
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Texas | a pharmacy | controlled substances | took controlled substances from the pharmacy for purposes of sale | not stated | 30-day suspension and 5 years probation | none documented | source |
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Registered pharmacy technician took controlled substances from a pharmacy for use by a family member
2021-08
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Texas | a pharmacy | controlled substances | took controlled substances from the pharmacy for use by a family member | not stated | revocation | none documented | source |
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Intermountain Healthcare Nurse Tampered with Hydromorphone Syringes
2021-07-23
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Utah Salt Lake City, Utah |
Hospital surgical/trauma ward (Intermountain Healthcare), Utah | Hydromorphone | Diverted hydromorphone from pre-loaded syringes, replaced it with saline, and returned the syringes for use on other patients | not stated | Convicted by federal jury on 3 counts; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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Hospital nurse convicted of diverting hydromorphone from pre-loaded syringes and replacing it with saline
2021-07
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Utah Sandy, UT |
Intermountain Healthcare surgical and trauma ward | hydromorphone | Diverted hydromorphone from pre-loaded syringes for personal use, replaced the pain medication with saline solution, returned the syringes containing greatly reduced amounts of hydromorphone for medical use by other hospital staff, and made false statements to an FDA special agent during the investigation. | not stated | Convicted by a federal jury of three counts related to fraudulently obtaining and tampering with hydromorphone, and also convicted of making false statements to an FDA special agent. | none documented | source |
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Pain clinic physician pleaded guilty to operating a pill mill and selling oxycodone for kickbacks
2021-07
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Ohio Columbus, OH |
Columbus Pain Specialists | oxycodone | operated a pill mill out of his practice for more than seven years and sold oxycodone in exchange for financial kickbacks; also staged a break-in at his practice to make a fraudulent insurance claim | not stated | pleaded guilty; sentenced to five years probation, ordered to pay a $5,000 fine, forfeit more than $524,000, and surrender his medical license and DEA registration | none documented | source |
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Massachusetts ER Nurse Tampered with Hydromorphone and Meperidine
2021-06-29
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Massachusetts West Boylston, Massachusetts |
Hospital emergency department, Massachusetts | Hydromorphone and meperidine | Falsified automated dispensing machine transactions to remove carpujects, punctured them to steal the drugs, and refilled some with saline before returning them to circulation | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 1 year and 1 day in prison plus 3 years supervised release | none documented | source |
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Nurse Tampered with Fentanyl Vials at Yale Fertility Clinic
2021-05-25
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Connecticut Orange, Connecticut |
Nurse, Yale Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility clinic (Orange, CT) | Fentanyl vials — ~75% of doses given Jun-Oct 2020 found adulterated | Stole fentanyl for personal use, reinjected saline into vials to mask the theft | not stated | Pleaded guilty Mar 2021; sentenced to 3 yrs supervised release, 4 weekends incarceration, 3 months home confinement | $308,250 (civil settlement) | source |
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Nurse Arrested for Stealing 1,400+ Vials of Fentanyl from Long Island Hospital
2021-05-18
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New York Manhasset, New York |
Nurse, cardiac unit, North Shore University Hospital (Manhasset, NY) | Fentanyl — 1,467 vials + midazolam — 223 vials | Used her fingerprint and ID number to access a medication dispensing machine 50+ times over ~2.5 months, noting a patient's name against each withdrawal though none of the drugs were administered to patients | not stated | Arrested and arraigned May 18, 2021 on state charges incl. 3rd-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, grand larceny, and falsifying business records | none documented | source |
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What each column does and doesn't cover
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.