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Showing 2 of 931 cases.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Rhode Island VA Nurse Sentenced Over Liquid Opioid Tampering
2019-04-05
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Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island |
Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RI | Morphine and other liquid opioids | On several occasions in October and November 2017, accessed vials of liquid opioids designated for patient use, removed them from a locked storage cart, and stole the prescriptions for personal use, leaving behind vials filled with saline | not stated | Pleaded guilty December 7, 2018, to tampering with a consumer product and acquiring a controlled substance by deception; sentenced April 5, 2019, to 24 months in federal prison plus 2 years of supervised release | none documented | source |
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Rhode Island Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2019)
2019
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Rhode Island Rhode Island |
Former nurse at the Providence VA Medical Center (Rhode Island) | Opioids (specific drugs not named in the source) | Charge as worded in the source: tampering with a consumer product; acquiring a controlled substance by deception and subterfuge | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2019) to 24 months in prison | none documented | source |
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Every case states When (date) and Where (state) — 931 of 931. Beyond that, a blank cell means the source record does not state that fact, not that it did not happen:
- Setting: stated in 850 of 931 cases (91%)
- Drug: stated in 858 of 931 cases (92%)
- Method: stated in 675 of 931 cases (73%)
- Prosecution status: stated in 675 of 931 cases (73%); a documented penalty (fine, settlement, or restitution) exists for 107 of 931 cases (11%)
- Role: stated in only 255 of 931 cases (27%) — 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.