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Showing 730 of 730 cases · page 80 of 92.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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New Hampshire pharmacy technician's registration suspended after admitted hydrocodone theft and resale
2013-06
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New Hampshire | Retail pharmacy in Londonderry, New Hampshire | Hydrocodone; 100 to 150 tablets on about 10 occasions | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Licensed practical nurse found to have ingested prescription medications and possessed Adavan at Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill
2013-04
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Delaware | Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill | prescription medications; Adavan | ingested several prescription medications without telling her supervisor; was found with Adavan in her pocket that should have been administered to a patient but was claimed missing; Hearing Officer found a pattern of theft and consumption of controlled substances | not stated | Board suspended the license for five years, required monthly random drug screens, and required 12 CEs (6 in ethics, 6 in substance abuse) | none documented | source |
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Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Dilaudid, Causing Patient Infections — Minnesota, 2013
2013-03-20
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Minnesota St. Cloud, Minnesota |
Hospital in St. Cloud, MN (unnamed in DOJ release) | Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) | Withdrew Dilaudid from patients' IV bags via hospital lockboxes, reinjected saline to mask the theft | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 24 months federal prison | $340,000 (restitution) | source |
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VA Hospital Pharmacy Technician Sentenced for Stealing Oxycodone and Other Narcotics — Oregon, 2013
2013-01-31
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Oregon Roseburg, Oregon |
Roseburg VA Medical Center pharmacy, Roseburg, OR | Oxycodone, clonazepam, zolpidem, and OxyContin | Manipulated the pharmacy's narcotics tracking/dispensing system to divert pills | not stated | Sentenced to 24 months in federal prison | $23,475 (restitution) | source |
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New Hampshire pharmacy technician surrendered registration after alleged theft of oxycodone tablets
2013-01
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New Hampshire | Retail chain pharmacy in Exeter, New Hampshire | Percocet (oxycodone); at least 300 tablets alleged over June to December 2012 | not stated | Pharmacy technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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Dentist had patients and staff fill painkiller prescriptions for his own use
2013
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Pennsylvania | dental practice | painkillers | Had patients and staff fill prescriptions for painkillers intended for his own use to feed a drug addiction | not stated | Pled guilty to 86 counts; Pennsylvania's dental board suspended his license for 10 years | none documented | source |
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Pharmacy technician accused of removing pills from a filled Oxycontin prescription and returning it to conceal the theft
2012-12
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Maryland Rockville, MD |
a retail pharmacy chain location | Oxycontin 15 mg | Alleged to have pulled a customer's filled prescription from the staging area, removed pills, and returned the prescription to the staging area; the customer later reported 198 of 270 pills missing | not stated | Registration summarily suspended pending a show cause hearing | none documented | source |
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South Burlington physician pleaded guilty to prescription fraud after writing prescriptions under fictitious names
2012-11
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Vermont | Primary care practice, South Burlington; retail pharmacies in Chittenden and Addison counties | Adderall and Vicodin | not stated | Physician | not stated | 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.