Lorazepam diversion cases
14 documented cases, 2012–2026.
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 lorazepam; it also appears on the benzodiazepines page.
Monetary penalties stated
Median: $160,000
Smallest $20,000 · largest $300,000
Median of 2 amounts in US dollars (civil settlements and penalties, criminal fines, restitution, forfeiture) stated in 2 of 14 records. 12 records state no dollar amount.
Custodial sentences stated
Shortest: 1 month
Longest: 1 month
1 prison or jail term stated in 1 of 14 records. Probation, supervised release, home confinement and suspended terms are not counted.
Roles named in the records
| Role | Records |
|---|---|
| Registered nurse (RN) | 4 |
| Not stated in the record or its title | 2 |
| Nurse (role unspecified) | 2 |
| Pharmacist | 2 |
| Pharmacy technician | 2 |
| Licensed practical / vocational nurse | 1 |
| Physician / surgeon | 1 |
From the Role field (5) or, where the record has none, the case title (7).
States with the most records
| State | Records |
|---|---|
| South Dakota | 3 |
| Connecticut | 2 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Idaho | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
11 states and territories in all; every state.
Settings involved
| Setting | Records |
|---|---|
| Hospital / health system | 6 |
| Other / not classified | 4 |
| Retail pharmacy | 3 |
| Long-term care | 1 |
Other drugs and classes
Cases
Newest first
- 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
- Portland Mental Health Clinic Pays $20,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Violations 2026-01-26 · Portland, Maine · Other / not classified
- Yale New Haven Hospital nurse sentenced to federal prison for lorazepam tampering 2025-10 · Hospital / health system
- Pharmacist Sentenced for Diverting Controlled Substances From Mason City Pharmacies 2025-06-17 · Mason City, Iowa · Other / not classified
- Yale New Haven Hospital Nurse Tampered with Lorazepam Vials 2024-12-11 · New Haven, Connecticut · Hospital / health system
- Nursing home licensed practical nurse convicted of diverting 638 narcotics pills from residents 2022-06 · Georgiana, AL · Long-term care
- South Dakota ICU nurse's lawsuit over termination for fentanyl discrepancies rejected on appeal 2020-06-17 · Hospital / health system
- South Dakota ICU nurse fired after fentanyl accountability review; wrongful-discharge suit fails on appeal 2020-06-17 · Hospital / health system
- ICU nurse at a Sioux Falls hospital accused of diverting fentanyl, lorazepam and hydromorphone after medication records review 2020-06 · Sioux Falls, SD · Hospital / health system
- Pharmacist stole Schedule IV controlled substances from Institutional Care Pharmacy 2019-11 · Tiffin, OH · Retail pharmacy
- Physician at Green Mountain Family Medicine diverted controlled substances by writing staff members' prescriptions for personal and family use 2019-05 · Rutland and White River Junction, VT · Other / not classified
- Lewiston pharmacy technician sentenced to 54 months after stealing nearly 60,000 pills from employer 2019-04-09 · Retail pharmacy
- Overland Park pharmacy technician stole hydrocodone and lorazepam, falsified inventories; sentenced to federal probation 2012-04-16 · Retail pharmacy
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Disclaimer
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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