Oxycodone diversion cases
317 documented cases, 1990–2026.
Figures are derived from the 1081 case records collected on this site, not from any official total. A record counts here when its Drug field names oxycodone; it also appears on the opioids page.
Monetary penalties stated
Median: $68,931.44
Smallest $525 · largest $2,600,000
Median of 37 amounts in US dollars (civil settlements and penalties, criminal fines, restitution, forfeiture) stated in 29 of 317 records. 288 records state no dollar amount.
Custodial sentences stated
Shortest: 99 days
Longest: 480 months (40 years)
91 prison or jail terms stated in 84 of 317 records. Probation, supervised release, home confinement and suspended terms are not counted.
Roles named in the records
| Role | Records |
|---|---|
| Physician / surgeon | 96 |
| Not stated in the record or its title | 57 |
| Pharmacist | 56 |
| Nurse (role unspecified) | 44 |
| Pharmacy technician | 29 |
| Registered nurse (RN) | 11 |
| Licensed practical / vocational nurse | 8 |
| Nurse practitioner / APRN | 8 |
| Dentist / oral surgery | 4 |
| Nurse aide / assistant | 2 |
| Surgical / OR technician | 1 |
| Veterinarian | 1 |
From the Role field (41) or, where the record has none, the case title (219).
States with the most records
| State | Records |
|---|---|
| New York | 26 |
| Pennsylvania | 21 |
| Florida | 16 |
| Michigan | 15 |
| Maryland | 14 |
| New Jersey | 12 |
| South Carolina | 11 |
| California | 10 |
51 states and territories in all; every state.
Settings involved
| Setting | Records |
|---|---|
| Other / not classified | 173 |
| Retail pharmacy | 77 |
| Hospital / health system | 44 |
| Long-term care | 10 |
| Dental / oral surgery | 5 |
| Home health / hospice | 3 |
| No setting stated | 5 |
Other drugs and classes
Cases
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- Orlando pharmacist sentenced to more than 24 years for dispensing oxycodone on fraudulent and pill-mill prescriptions 2017-12 · Retail pharmacy
- Perryville pharmacy owner sentenced to 10 years for selling opioids off pharmacy shelves and forging prescriptions 2017-09-27 · Retail pharmacy
- Nevada grocery-pharmacy technician accused of diverting hydrocodone, amphetamine and oxycodone tablets from patient bottles 2017-08 · Retail pharmacy
- VA Hospital Pharmacy Employees Charged with Stealing and Selling Opioids 2017-02-08 · Little Rock, Arkansas · Hospital / health system
- Missouri Physician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2017) 2017 · Missouri · Other / not classified
- Michigan Physician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2017, case 2) 2017 · Michigan · Other / not classified
- Michigan Physician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2017) 2017 · Michigan · Other / not classified
- New Mexico pharmacy technician pleaded guilty after oxycodone theft report from Carlsbad pharmacy 2016-12-20 · Retail pharmacy
- Casper physician suspended over alleged excessive painkiller prescriptions and oxycodone conspiracy 2016-12 · Casper, WY · Other / not classified
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Employee Charged with Forging Oxycodone Prescriptions 2016-10-12 · Washington, DC · Hospital / health system
- New Haven oxycodone ring used forged prescriptions and stolen prescriber identities 2016-06-16 · Other / not classified
- Wayne County LPN Sentenced to Jail for Diverting Oxycodone from Nursing Home Patients 2016-01-06 · Newark, NY · Long-term care
- Mississippi Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2016) 2016 · Mississippi · Long-term care
- Worcester Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Oxycodone from Nursing Home Patients 2015-11-05 · Worcester, Massachusetts · Other / not classified
- Massachusetts General Hospital Pays $2.3M in Drug Diversion Settlement 2015-09-28 · Boston, Massachusetts · Hospital / health system
- Southern Tier LPN Pleads Guilty to Diverting Percocet from Nursing Home Patients 2015-08-12 · Horseheads, NY · Long-term care
- Twin Falls Pharmacy Technician Sold Stolen Oxycodone and Hydromorphone Tablets from Pharmacy Stock 2015-05 · Twin Falls, ID · Retail pharmacy
- Maryland Physician Sentenced in Stimulant Diversion Case (2015) 2015 · Maryland · Other / not classified
- Connecticut Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2015) 2015 · Connecticut · Other / not classified
- Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Stealing 67,000 Doses of Prescription Narcotics — Minnesota, 2014 2014-10-28 · Burnsville, Minnesota · Retail pharmacy
- Delaware state hospital nurse charged with forging medication records to obtain oxycodone 2014-03-24 · Hospital / health system
- New Jersey Pharmacist Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2014) 2014 · New Jersey · Retail pharmacy
- Maryland Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2014) 2014 · Maryland · Other / not classified
- Hospital pharmacist convicted of stealing oxycodone and Ambien from Mid Coast Hospital for personal use 2013-10 · Brunswick, ME · Hospital / health system
- Psychiatrist found to have unlawfully possessed controlled substances taken back from patients and kept no required records 2013-09 · Albuquerque, NM · Other / not classified
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