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Showing 56 of 730 cases · page 1 of 7.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Missouri nurse forged oxycodone and Percocet prescriptions using a coworker's pad and DEA number
2026-07-10
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Missouri | Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas; prescriptions filled at pharmacies in Kansas and Missouri | Oxycodone and Percocet (13 forged prescriptions; 1,980 tablets total) | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Utah nurse charged after police found thousands of prescription pills in home safe
2026-06
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Utah | Private residence in Herriman, Utah | Oxycodone and other prescription medications | not stated | Registered nurse; reportedly employed by a home care and hospice company | not stated | none documented | source |
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Michigan Registered Nurse Summarily Suspended Over Grass Lake Drug Diversion
2026-02-27
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Michigan Grass Lake, Michigan |
not stated | not stated | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Michigan Registered Nurse Fined and Probated Over Southgate Drug Diversion
2026-01-15
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Michigan Southgate, Michigan |
not stated | not stated | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Nevada registered nurse surrendered license over controlled-substance use and drug diversion
2025-12
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Nevada | not stated | not stated | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Yale New Haven Hospital nurse sentenced to federal prison for lorazepam tampering
2025-10
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Connecticut | Hospital, secure medication storage | Lorazepam | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Illinois hospital nurse fired over suspected opioid diversion loses federal discrimination appeal
2025-08-14
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Illinois | Acute care hospital | Two controlled opioids, including morphine, removed from a secure dispensing system | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Oklahoma hospital night-shift nurse disciplined after morphine waste questioned and patient reported no dose
2025-05-20
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Oklahoma | Hospital | Morphine (Schedule II controlled dangerous substance) | not stated | Registered nurse working as a staff nurse on the 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift | not stated | 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
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.