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Former VA Medical Center Nurse Indicted for Stealing Hydromorphone
2026-08-21
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Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota |
VA Medical Center (Minneapolis, MN) | Hydromorphone (opioid) | Fraudulent obtaining over ~13 months; charged under 21 U.S.C. § 843(a)(3) | not stated | Indicted Aug 21, 2026; presumed innocent | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse charged with unlawfully obtaining oxycodone, hydromorphone and fentanyl at a Horry County hospital
2026-07
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South Carolina Horry County, SC |
Grand Strand Medical Center | oxycodone, hydromorphone and fentanyl | Charged with theft of controlled substances after allegedly unlawfully obtaining quantities of oxycodone, hydromorphone and fentanyl on dates between Jan. 10 and April 11 while working as a registered nurse; also accused of furnishing false material or omitting material from an application, report or other required document, and the whereabouts of the medication could not be accounted for. | not stated | Arrested and charged with three counts of theft of controlled substances and nine counts of violation of drug distribution law; released from J. Reuben Long Detention Center on a $12,000 bond. The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation temporarily suspended the nurse's license on April 22, 2026; the hospital's parent company said the individual was no longer employed after an internal investigation. | none documented | source |
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Hospital nurse accused of stealing opioids from patients at Grand Strand Medical Center
2026-04
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South Carolina Horry County, SC |
Grand Strand Medical Center | oxycodone, hydromorphone, and fentanyl | Allegedly stole opioid drugs on six separate occasions while working at the hospital, under the guise of providing them to patients, and then either failed to document taking them or fraudulently documented them as administered to a patient. | not stated | Arrested on several charges of theft of controlled substances and violating drug distribution law; released after posting $12,000 bail. | none documented | source |
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Hospital certified nursing assistant and registered medical assistant charged with diverting oxycodone from a patient
2024-08
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Washington Spokane County, Washington |
a hospital | oxycodone | Alleged to have falsely identified herself as a patient's sister and diverted oxycodone from that patient; also alleged to have provided the patient Adderall and Remeron without a prescription and tested positive for alprazolam. | not stated | Charged with unprofessional conduct; case pending. | none documented | source |
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Hospital Pharmacy Manager Stole 35,000+ Opioid Vials from Secure Vault
2024-07-28
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Indiana Muncie, Indiana |
Pharmacy manager, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital (Muncie, IN) | Hydromorphone (~317,000 mg) + methadone (~41,390 mg) + morphine (290 mg) — 35,000+ vials | Diverted an average of ~500 vials/month from the secure vault over ~5 years; hospital audit and search warrant found drugs at his home. Diversion was allegedly disguised using normally-unused transaction types recorded as legitimate transfers to the hospital's outpatient clinics. | not stated | Arrested Jul 2024; felony charges filed Aug 2025 — possession, theft, obtaining a controlled substance by fraud/deceit, unlawful possession of a syringe, forgery; case pending | $44,000 (civil penalty) | source |
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ICU nurse accused of diverting patients' liquid fentanyl and replacing it with tap water at a Medford, Oregon hospital
2024-06
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Oregon Medford, OR |
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center | liquid fentanyl | Allegedly diverted patients' liquid fentanyl for personal use and replaced it with nonsterile tap water, which was linked to central line infections; police said the charges reflect the number of patients affected. | not stated | Arrested and charged with 44 counts of second-degree assault; the nurse had voluntarily agreed in November 2023 to a nursing license suspension pending completion of an investigation and had left the hospital in July 2023. Indicted by a Jackson County grand jury on the 44 second-degree assault counts; trial was set for September 2026. A related civil lawsuit seeking $11 million in damages alleges the tap-water substitution caused at least two patient deaths. | none documented | 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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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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