Oxycodone diversion cases

248 documented cases, 1990–2026.

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 oxycodone; it also appears on the opioids page.

Monetary penalties stated

Median: $60,000
Smallest $525 · largest $2,600,000

Median of 39 amounts in US dollars (civil settlements and penalties, criminal fines, restitution, forfeiture) stated in 31 of 248 records. 217 records state no dollar amount.

Custodial sentences stated

Shortest: 99 days
Longest: 276 months (23 years)

59 prison or jail terms stated in 56 of 248 records. Probation, supervised release, home confinement and suspended terms are not counted.

Roles named in the records

Pharmacist49
Physician / surgeon45
Nurse (role unspecified)43
Not stated in the record or its title41
Pharmacy technician37
Registered nurse (RN)11
Licensed practical / vocational nurse9
Nurse practitioner / APRN6
Dentist / oral surgery3
Nurse aide / assistant2
Surgical / OR technician1
Veterinarian1

From the Role field (45) or, where the record has none, the case title (162).

States with the most records

New York19
Maryland14
South Carolina11
Pennsylvania10
District of Columbia9
New Jersey9
Connecticut8
Florida8

50 states and territories in all; every state.

Settings involved

Other / not classified118
Retail pharmacy62
Hospital / health system46
Long-term care10
Dental / oral surgery4
Home health / hospice3
No setting stated5

Other drugs and classes

Cases

Newest first · page 9 of 10, 201–225 of 248

  1. Utah health system paid $1 million to resolve clinic drug diversion allegations 2017-12-08 · Hospital / health system
  2. Orlando pharmacist sentenced to more than 24 years for dispensing oxycodone on fraudulent and pill-mill prescriptions 2017-12 · Retail pharmacy
  3. Perryville pharmacy owner sentenced to 10 years for selling opioids off pharmacy shelves and forging prescriptions 2017-09-27 · Retail pharmacy
  4. Nevada grocery-pharmacy technician accused of diverting hydrocodone, amphetamine and oxycodone tablets from patient bottles 2017-08 · Retail pharmacy
  5. VA Hospital Pharmacy Employees Charged with Stealing and Selling Opioids 2017-02-08 · Little Rock, Arkansas · Hospital / health system
  6. Missouri Physician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2017) 2017 · Missouri · Other / not classified
  7. Michigan Physician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2017, case 2) 2017 · Michigan · Other / not classified
  8. Michigan Physician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2017) 2017 · Michigan · Other / not classified
  9. New Mexico pharmacy technician pleaded guilty after oxycodone theft report from Carlsbad pharmacy 2016-12-20 · Retail pharmacy
  10. Carlsbad Pharmacy Technician Pleads Guilty to Stealing Oxycodone 2016-12-20 · Carlsbad, New Mexico · Retail pharmacy
  11. Casper physician suspended over alleged excessive painkiller prescriptions and oxycodone conspiracy 2016-12 · Casper, WY · Other / not classified
  12. MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Employee Charged with Forging Oxycodone Prescriptions 2016-10-12 · Washington, DC · Hospital / health system
  13. DC hospital administrative assistant indicted over forged prescriptions for 600 oxycodone pills 2016-10 · Hospital / health system
  14. New Mexico pharmacy technician charged federally after 20,000-plus oxycodone tablets reported stolen 2016-09-23 · Retail pharmacy
  15. New Haven man pleaded guilty in fraudulent oxycodone prescription ring that used runners at Connecticut pharmacies 2016-06-16 · Other / not classified
  16. New Haven oxycodone ring used forged prescriptions and stolen prescriber identities 2016-06-16 · Other / not classified
  17. Wayne County LPN Sentenced to Jail for Diverting Oxycodone from Nursing Home Patients 2016-01-06 · Newark, NY · Long-term care
  18. Mississippi Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2016) 2016 · Mississippi · Long-term care
  19. Worcester Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Oxycodone from Nursing Home Patients 2015-11-05 · Worcester, Massachusetts · Other / not classified
  20. Massachusetts General Hospital Pays $2.3M in Drug Diversion Settlement 2015-09-28 · Boston, Massachusetts · Hospital / health system
  21. Southern Tier LPN Pleads Guilty to Diverting Percocet from Nursing Home Patients 2015-08-12 · Horseheads, NY · Long-term care
  22. Twin Falls Pharmacy Technician Sentenced for Selling Stolen Oxycodone 2015-05-19 · Twin Falls, Idaho · Retail pharmacy
  23. Twin Falls Pharmacy Technician Sold Stolen Oxycodone and Hydromorphone Tablets from Pharmacy Stock 2015-05 · Twin Falls, ID · Retail pharmacy
  24. Maryland Physician Sentenced in Stimulant Diversion Case (2015) 2015 · Maryland · Other / not classified
  25. Connecticut Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2015) 2015 · Connecticut · Other / not classified

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