Alprazolam diversion cases
34 documented cases, 2010–2026.
Figures are derived from the 931 case records collected on this site, not from any official total. A record counts here when its Drug field names alprazolam; it also appears on the benzodiazepines page.
Monetary penalties stated
Median: $200,000
Smallest $125,000 · largest $300,000
Median of 3 amounts in US dollars (civil settlements and penalties, criminal fines, restitution, forfeiture) stated in 3 of 34 records. 31 records state no dollar amount.
Custodial sentences stated
Shortest: 1 month
Longest: 171 months
8 prison or jail terms stated in 7 of 34 records. Probation, supervised release, home confinement and suspended terms are not counted.
Roles named in the records
| Role | Records |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy technician | 14 |
| Not stated in the record or its title | 6 |
| Pharmacist | 6 |
| Physician / surgeon | 5 |
| Nurse practitioner / APRN | 1 |
| Registered nurse (RN) | 1 |
| Veterinarian | 1 |
From the Role field (11) or, where the record has none, the case title (17).
Settings involved
| Setting | Records |
|---|---|
| Other / not classified | 15 |
| Retail pharmacy | 14 |
| Hospital / health system | 4 |
| No setting stated | 1 |
Other drugs and classes
Cases
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- Fort Walton Beach Gastroenterologist Pays $300,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Prescribing Allegations 2026-09-21 · Fort Walton Beach, Florida · Other / not classified
- Registered nurse removed fentanyl from medication safe without order or documentation and failed to document controlled substance administration/wasting; license revoked 2026-04 · Hospital / health system
- Pharmacy technician diverted alprazolam, zolpidem and other controlled substances from a national pharmacy chain in Easton, Maryland, by taking pills from bottles 2025-12 · Easton, MD · Retail pharmacy
- Chicago pharmacy settles federal Controlled Substances Act claims after technician hydrocodone thefts 2025-09-15 · Retail pharmacy
- Chicago pharmacy settles Controlled Substances Act claims after technicians stole hydrocodone 2025-09-15 · Retail pharmacy
- Chicago pharmacy settles federal claims after technicians diverted hydrocodone 2025-09-15 · Retail pharmacy
- Oklahoma grocery-chain pharmacy technician admitted stealing and selling hydrocodone and alprazolam 2025-08-13 · Retail pharmacy
- Pharmacist Sentenced for Diverting Controlled Substances From Mason City Pharmacies 2025-06-17 · Mason City, Iowa · Other / not classified
- Texarkana pharmacist pleads guilty to falsifying records to conceal theft of methadone and other narcotics 2024-06 · Retail pharmacy
- Eastern Kentucky physician and clinic nurse sentenced for conspiracy to issue illegitimate opioid prescriptions 2024-03 · Other / not classified
- Valley Center Veterinary Clinic Pays $125,000 Over Controlled-Substance Mishandling 2024-01-17 · Valley Center, California · Other / not classified
- Kansas Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2024) 2024 · Kansas · Other / not classified
- Central Illinois pharmacy technician sentenced to 30 months for diverting hydrocodone and other controlled substances 2023-09-13 · Retail pharmacy
- Hawaii Physician Agrees to Plead Guilty in Benzodiazepine Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · Hawaii · Other / not classified
- Le Roy pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to diverting hydrocodone and other controlled substances 2022-11 · Retail pharmacy
- Nursing Home Employees Sentenced for Stealing and Reselling Patients' Alprazolam 2021-04-19 · Brunswick, Georgia · Other / not classified
- Maryland Prescriber Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2021) 2021 · Maryland · Other / not classified
- Maryland Pharmacist Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2021) 2021 · Maryland · Other / not classified
- Rawlins physician sentenced federally for dispensing medically unnecessary controlled substances 2020-12 · Rawlins, WY · Other / not classified
- West Hartford long-term care pharmacy settled after alprazolam loss and 22,000-dose discrepancy 2020-06 · Retail pharmacy
- Farmville pharmacy and pharmacist-in-charge ordered to pay $600,000 and permanently barred from dispensing controlled substances 2020-02-03 · Retail pharmacy
- Rawlins physician charged with prescribing oxycodone and other controlled substances outside legitimate medical practice 2020-02 · Rawlins, WY · Other / not classified
- Kentucky Pharmacist Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2020) 2020 · Kentucky · Other / not classified
- Pharmacist stole Schedule IV controlled substances from Institutional Care Pharmacy 2019-11 · Tiffin, OH · Retail pharmacy
- Nurse practitioner forged physicians' signatures to issue unauthorized controlled-substance prescriptions at two Montgomery pill-mill practices 2019-06 · Montgomery, AL · Other / not classified
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Case summaries are based on public records (DOJ press releases, court documents, licensing-board orders, news reports). Charges are allegations unless a conviction is noted. Analysis is educational, not legal advice.
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