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Showing 21 of 730 cases · page 1 of 3.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Puerto Rico nurse anesthetist indicted on federal charges of tampering with fentanyl vials
2026-06-02
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Puerto Rico | not stated | Fentanyl citrate vials intended for patient care | not stated | Advanced practice nurse with a clinical concentration in anesthesia, licensed by the Puerto Rico Board of Nursing | not stated | none documented | source |
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Delaware Medical Biller Indicted for Diverting Opioids Using Stolen Provider Identities
2025-12-15
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Delaware Delaware |
not stated | Thousands of opioid pills | Stole the professional licensure identities of medical providers he worked with to order and prescribe himself opioids through wholesale pharmaceutical suppliers, without their knowledge | Medical biller and credentialer who falsely represented himself as a licensed nurse | Indicted Dec 15, 2025 — 13 counts aggravated identity theft, 2 counts health care fraud, 7 counts obtaining drugs by fraud | none documented | source |
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New Hampshire emergency department nurse pleaded guilty after keeping partial opioid doses
2025-12
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New Hampshire | Regional medical center in Keene, New Hampshire | Fentanyl, morphine and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) | not stated | Emergency department nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Travel nurse at Beckley hospital diverted hydromorphone, sentenced to five years
2025-07
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West Virginia | Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV | Hydromorphone | not stated | Travel nurse (Kentucky resident) working in southern West Virginia | not stated | none documented | source |
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Hawaii nurse alleged to have swapped a patient's Adderall tablets for Seroquel
2024-09-09
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Hawaii | Treatment center employer operating as Nova Luna Center and ʻAi Pono Hawaii | Adderall (four tablets allegedly taken from a patient's pill packet and replaced with four Seroquel tablets) | not stated | Licensed nurse (charged under Hawaii nursing statute HRS 457 and nursing rules HAR 16-89) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Tennessee Board of Nursing accepts surrender of practical nurse over Gallatin diversion
2024-08
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Tennessee Gallatin, Tennessee |
not stated | not stated | not stated | Practical nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Tennessee Board of Nursing accepts surrender of advanced practice nurse over Hendersonville diversion
2024-08
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Tennessee Hendersonville, Tennessee |
not stated | not stated | not stated | Advanced practice nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Arkansas rehabilitation facility nurse self-reported diverting hydrocodone
2024-04
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Arkansas | Health and rehabilitation facility in Cabot, Arkansas | Hydrocodone | not stated | Nurse | 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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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.